| Abstract | ||
| Survey Number | 1474 | |
| Survey Title | Survey of Elderly People's Attitudes on Life Management, 2020 | |
| Depositor | Japan Institute of Life Insurance | |
| Restriction of Use |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. | |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year | |
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| Summary |
The purpose of this survey is to grasp senior citizens' views on the diversifying longevity society, their actual living conditions and intentions, and to examine the future of the longevity society. This survey consists of two types: a survey of senior citizens and a survey of middle-aged people. |
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| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data | |
| Universe |
(1) Senior citizens survey: Male and female individuals aged 60 and older (2) Middle-aged survey: Individuals of both sexes aged 40-59 |
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| Unit of Observation | Individual | |
| Sample Size |
Sample size (1) Senior citizens survey: 2,083 (2) Middle-aged survey: 1,000 |
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| Date of Collection |
2020-10-08 ~ 2020-11-15 (1) Senior citizens survey: 2020/10/8-2020/11/15 (2) Middle-aged survey: 2020/10/8-2020/10/13 |
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| Time Period |
2020 ~ 2020 |
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| Spatial Unit |
All over Japan (200 sites nationwide for senior citizens survey) |
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| Sampling Procedure |
Probability: Systematic random
Probability: Stratified
Probability: Stratified: Proportional
(1) Senior citizen survey: two-stage stratified random sampling First sampling unit: Basic unit district set at the time of the 2015 Census Target sampling: Basic Resident Register, etc. (2) Middle-aged survey: survey company monitors (gender and age assignment) |
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| Mode of Data Collection |
(1) Senior citizens survey: Placement (self-administered) method (2) Middle-aged survey: Internet survey |
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| Investigator |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.34500/SSJDA.1474 | |
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| 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【 Common questions 】 Tables【 Senior citizens survey 】【 Middle-aged survey 】 |
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| Major Survey Items |
The survey items are the same for both the senior citizens survey and the middle-aged survey. However, the following variables exist only in each survey. Senior citizens survey: Size of city and county of residence, regional block of residence Middle-age group survey: Prefecture of residence (1) Health and personality Subjective health, objective health status, daily walking time, social contribution activities Behavior/personality, risk aversion (probability of precipitation carrying an umbrella), timing of doing homework during long vacations Time discount rate, loss aversion Driving habits, frequency of driving, reasons for not driving, intention to return driver's license, experience with particular fraud, actions to prevent victims of particular fraud (2) Social security and finance Awareness of the characteristics of the public pension system, expected life expectancy, awareness of being able to freely choose the age at which public pension benefits begin, whether or not they receive public pension benefits, criteria for delaying the start of public pension benefits Confidence in the knowledge of finance and insurance, interest rate calculations, and financial and insurance literacy (3) Arrival of a long-lived society and asset management Desired life expectancy, hopes and fears for a long-lived society, and most significant concerns Anxiety and financial preparation for retirement, financial anxiety and preparation for own illness/injury, presence/absence of nursing care, financial anxiety and preparation for needing nursing care, degree of desire for nursing care services by Japanese/foreign staff other than family members The respondents' level of willingness to receive nursing care services from Japanese or non-Japanese staff members other than family members Whether or not they are taking care of their parents, financial concerns/preparations for when their parents need nursing care, financial concerns/preparations in case of emergency, financial preparations they wish they had made, whether or not they are prepared for inheritance, whether or not they are ready for when their judgment capacity declines, who they consult, how they handle their financial assets (4)Face items Gender, date of birth, occupation, whether or not they would like to work if they could, annual income, age of retirement, expected retirement benefits Marital status, spouse's date of birth, spouse's occupation, spouse's annual income, spouse's (expected) age of retirement, spouse's (expected) future retirement benefits The number of family members living together, the number of family members not living together, the number of relatives with whom the person has contact Annual public pension income, annual employment income, annual other income, monthly living expenses for the couple, monthly medical and nursing care expenses for the couple, amount of financial assets held by the household, total premiums already paid, type of residence |
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| Date of Release | 2023/05/08 | |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Elderly Specific social services: use and availability Social conditions and indicators |
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| Topics in SSJDA | Social Security/Welfare | |
| Version | 1 ： 2023-05-08 | |
| Notes for Users |