| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 1245 |
| Survey Title | Young Voters Opinion Survey after House of Councillors Election, 2016 |
| Depositor | The Association For Promoting Fair Elections |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
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| Summary | An Internet survey was conducted targeting 1,900 men and women between the ages of 18 and 24 in order to explore young people’s political consciousness, including new voters aged 18 and 19 years, after the voting day of the 24th House of Councillors election. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Men and women between the ages of 18 and 24 |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | Number of questionnaires sent: 24,155, number of valid responses: 1,900 (7.9%) |
| Date of Collection |
2016-07-11 ~ 2016-07-14 2016/07/11 – 07/14 |
| Time Period |
2016 ~ 2016 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Nationwide |
| Sampling Procedure | |
| Mode of Data Collection | Internet survey |
| Investigator | The Association for Promoting Fair Elections |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.1245 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | [Questionnaire] |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Interest in politics and elections - Degree of interest in national and local politics - Degree of trust in national and local politics - Exposure to information on politics and elections - Experience of accompanying parents to vote (2) Moving certificate of residence - Awareness of moving certificate of residence - Awareness of the conditions for voting at current residential address - Whether respondent has the right to vote in the House of Councillors election at current residential address (3) Voting and abstention - Whether or not respondent voted for the House of Councillors election - Voting method - Presence or absence of someone who voted together - Reason for voting - Party/candidate voted for in proportional representation election - Reason for not voting (4) Regarding high school lessons related to elections - Presence or absence of high school lessons related to elections - Whether the lesson was helpful in the House of Councillors election (5) Face items Gender, age, prefecture, marital status, number of children living in household, current situation |
| Date of Release | 2019/06/13 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Elections |
| Topics in SSJDA | Politics/Administration/Election |
| Version | 1 ： 2019-06-13 |
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