University of Tokyo

Abstract
Survey Number 1244
Survey Title Young Voters Opinion Survey of Political Election ( Before House of Councillors Election), 2016
Depositor The Association For Promoting Fair Elections
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Summary An Internet survey was conducted targeting 3,000 men and women between the ages of 15 and 24 in order to explore young people’s political consciousness, including new voters aged 18 and 19 years, ahead of the 24th House of Councillors election.
Data Type quantitative research
quantitative research: micro data
Universe Men and women between the ages of 15 and 24
Unit of Observation Individual
Sample Size Number of questionnaires sent: 36,787, number of valid responses: 3,000 (8.2%)
Date of Collection 2016/06/15 – 06/20
Time Period
Spatial Unit Japan
Sampling Procedure
Mode of Data Collection Internet survey
Investigator The Association for Promoting Fair Elections
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Documentation [Questionnaire]
Major Survey Items (1) Interest in politics and elections
- Evaluation for lowering the voting age
- Degree of interest in national and local politics
- Relationship between the respondent’s life and politics
- Level of life satisfaction
- Level of satisfaction with politics
- Frequency at which respondent discusses politics
- Respondent’s parents voting status at the time of election
- Experience of accompanying parents to vote
- Policies of interest
- Presence or absence of political party supported
- Exposure to political information

(2) Voting and abstention
- Intention to vote in the House of Councillors election
- Reasons for not voting

(3) Moving certificate of residence
- Whether respondent is living with parents
- Moving certificate of residence
- Length of period since moving certificate of residence
- Awareness of the conditions for voting at current residential address
- Voting within three months of moving certificate of residence and awareness of absentee voting

(4) About school lessons concerning the right to vote from age 18
- Whether respondent was a high school student in March 2016
- Any event in high school last year in relation to voting rights for 18 year olds

(5) Face items
Gender, age, prefecture, marital status, number of children living in household, current situation
Date of Release 2019/06/13
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Topics in SSJDA Politics/Administration/Election
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