| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 1442 |
| Survey Title | 56th Fact-finding Survey on Student Life, 2020 |
| Depositor | National Federation of University Co-operative Associations |
| Restriction of Use |
For detailed information, please refer to 'For Data Users' on the SSJDA website.
- Apply to SSJDA. Depositor's approval is required. |
| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
| Access to Datasets | Download |
| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary | The "Fact-finding Survey on Student Life" has been conducted every fall since 1963 to clarify the primary economic aspects of university students' lives, their attitudes, and their behaviors and to reflect the results in Co-op activities and programs that enrich these lives. This survey, conducted in 2020, is the 56th. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Undergraduate students at public and private universities nationwide |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
11,028（30 universities :response rate 32.6％） *The report was summarized and analyzed for 11,028 cases collected at the 30 universities co-ops designated each year in order to determine changes over time more accurately (see also Special Notes). |
| Date of Collection |
2020-10 ~ 2020-11 2020/10-2020/11 |
| Time Period |
2020 ~ 2020 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | |
| Mode of Data Collection | Internet survey (Requests can be made by mail or e-mail, and responses can be made via the Web screen.) |
| Investigator | National Federation of University Co-operative Associations |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.1442 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Refer to the Japanese version for details. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | 【 Questionnaire 】 |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Attributes University, faculty, grade, age, gender, marital status How to enter the current university Type of housing, size, kitchen, and bathroom Transportation to school, commuting time The prefecture in which the guardians live (2) Classes at the university Type of classes (face-to-face or online), number of days per week they attend school, time of arrival and departure from school, number of classes they attended, devices and applications used for online classes, location and communication status of online classes, items purchased for online classes, method of purchasing textbooks (3) University life Whether or not they like their university, the fulfillment of student life, and the importance of university life Whether or not the current university is the respondent's first choice, the reasons for choosing their current university Whether or not they are a member of their clubs When they are a member of their club How did they know about the clubs they are a member of? (4) Career path and employment Career paths affected by the spread of the new coronavirus, career plans after completing undergraduate studies, concerns about finding a job, and details Efforts to find the occupation and the occupation type that they want, deciding on an occupation and the occupation type that they want, what is essential when deciding on a place of employment Internship experience in the past year, the purpose of internship participation, number of internships, and usefulness of internships (by number of days) (5) Daily life Meals (consumption, place, contents, cost of eating out/purchasing food) Whether or not they have a regular driver's license, when they started going to the driving school, the type of driving school, where they applied for the driving school, when they plan to go to the driving school and the type of driving school What students who are worried about their daily lives, Whether or not they have a confidant, the person they feel most comfortable talking to, whether or not they would like someone to whom they can talk, harassment they have received within the university, problems you have encountered since entering the university Average hours of reading per day, what they consider to be "reading” Time dedicated to voluntary study per week (study hours at university, study hours outside university) The number of hospital visits and hospital stays due to illness in the past six months, the number of hospital visits, and the number of hospital stays The number of hospital visits and hospital stays due to an accident or injury in the past six months, the number of hospital visits, and the number of hospital stays, when accidents or injuries occur (during sports, traffic accidents, accidents during laboratory practice, daily life) Level of interest in domestic and international politics, evaluation of the government's measures against infectious diseases, whether the future of Japan is bright, recognition of the words and contents of "SDGs" and "Sustainable Development Goals," what interests they in these goals (6) Economic life Current living conditions, prospects for future living conditions, future income measures Expenses to be saved or increased in living expenses Methods of payment for daily shopping Part-time work experience of at least six months, amount of the income, the primary use of the income, the current part-time job, hours worked Scholarships received and used, amount of scholarships received, and concerns about returning scholarships Those received under the benefit for students established as a result of the spread of the new coronavirus infection Income/expenses per month, amount of "meal card" and other expenses used Extraordinary expenses (amount spent in six months and plans for spending) Occupation and annual income of the primary breadwinner, total annual income of other family members (7) Co-op activities, evaluation, use, etc. Co-op book club, Co-op purchasing department, Co-op cafeteria, and university cafeteria usage and evaluation Awareness of Co-op activities (Mutual aid activities, peacekeeping, and development activities such as "Peace Now! Reading of Co-op news, familiarity with the Co-op, satisfaction with and favorable impression of the Co-op |
| Date of Release | 2022/05/02 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Higher and further education Youth |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2022-05-02 |
| Notes for Users |
This data contains 19,929 cases (80 university co-ops), which is not consistent with the 11,028 cases used in the report (30 university co-ops). The information on the 30 university co-ops used in the report is not disclosed. The data of Q1L (Residence of guardians), Q14 "Biennial non-display" D (Savings), Q20A3 (Name of book department store), Q21A3 (Name of purchasing department store), Q22B3 (Name of co-op cafeteria store), and others (free description) are not disclosed. |