| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | PH020 |
| Survey Title | Japanese Life Course Panel Survey of High School Graduates (JLPS-H) Wave 2, 2004.10 |
| Depositor | Japanese Life Course Panel Surveys (JLPS) project, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo |
| Restriction of Use |
For detailed information, please refer to 'For Data Users' on the SSJDA website.
- Apply to SSJDA. SSJDA's approval is required. |
| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | Usage period is unlimited for research purposes. Usage period is one year for educational purposes. |
| Access to Datasets | Download |
| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary |
The Japanese Life Course Panel Survey of High School Graduates (JLPS-H) started as a large-scale survey for the “Transformation of education and the labor market” project (2000-2006), a sub-project of the institute-wide joint research project of the Institute of Social Science (ISS) at The University of Tokyo, “The Lost Decade?: Reconsidering 1990s’ Japan” (principal investigator: Hiroshi Ishida). The survey was carried out later as part of “The empirical study of the relationship between employment behavior, the consciousness of young people, and the aged society with a low birth rate” (2004 - 2006) (senior researcher: Hiroki Sato, ISS, The University of Tokyo), a Policy Science Promotion Research Project funded by a Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant (from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The purpose of this survey is to understand the career behavior, attitudes, and values of young people who will become the working generation during the advent of an aging society with a low birth rate. The research will follow the changes in young people’s behavior and consciousness by conducting a panel survey. The survey addresses four topics: (1) the life and attitudes of young people while they are in school, (2) patterns of transition from school to workplace, (3) employment behavior (non-regular employment, changing jobs, etc.), and (4) changes in their consciousness and values. For this purpose, the survey investigates high school students, while they are enrolled and after graduation, to capture comprehensively their advancement to university or their employment behavior and their consciousness and values during their life course. Second, the survey design incorporates items that are amenable to international comparisons, increasing its utility for rigorous international comparative research. The data in this Wave 2 were collected through a follow-up survey (the First Follow-up Survey) of high school students who had responded to the previously released Wave 1 survey (PH010), one year after graduation. Two questionnaires were prepared based on whether or not respondents had gained employment after graduation. [Questionnaire A (for employed people)]: for those who gained employment after graduating from high school. [Questionnaire B (for people in higher-level study)]: for those who never gained employment after graduating from high school. A Guardian Survey was also held for the guardians of respondents, separately from the above two surveys. *The Guardian Survey is a separate set of special data requiring application (PH021). For details, please refer to Notes for Users below. Using a panel survey design, we have continued to conduct surveys annually after 2005 (except 2007). |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe |
[Questionnaire A] Respondents to the Wave 1 High School Student Survey who have gained employment after graduating from high school [Questionnaire B] Respondents to the Wave 1 High School Student Survey who have never gained employment after graduating from high school *Below, Questionnaire A and Questionnaire B are referred to collectively as the “Respondents’ Questionnaire” [Guardians’ Questionnaire] Guardians for respondents to Questionnaire A or Questionnaire B |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
[Respondents’ Questionnaire] Number of questionnaires distributed: 2,036; valid responses: 501 (Questionnaire A: 66, Questionnaire B: 435); response rate: 24.6% [Guardians’ Questionnaire] Number of questionnaires distributed: 2,036; valid responses 483; Response Rate 23.7% |
| Date of Collection |
2004-10 ~ 2005-02 October 2004 – February 2005 |
| Time Period |
2004 ~ 2004 October 2004 – February 2005 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | Probability: Stratified Probability: Multistage Among high school students who responded to JLPS-H, Wave 1 (PH010), those who agreed to participate in follow-up surveys and provided contact information (address and phone number) where they could be reached after high school. |
| Mode of Data Collection | First, a postcard notified subjects that a survey was going to be sent. The post card also checked the validity of addresses. Then the survey was mailed to the subjects except for those whose address could not be validated. |
| Investigator |
“Transformation of education and the labor market” project (2000-2006), a sub-project of the institute-wide joint research project of the Institute of Social Science (ISS) at The University of Tokyo, “The Lost Decade?: Reconsidering 1990s’ Japan” (principal investigator: Hiroshi Ishida) The University of Tokyo Institute of Social Science, “Survey of High School Students’ Lives and Future Paths” research group (2004-2006; senior researcher: Hiroki Sato) The Research and Planning Committee of Japanese Life Course Panel Survey of High School Graduates |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.PH020 |
| Sponsors (Funds) |
Research fund of the Institute of Social Science at The University of Tokyo (2003－), Grant-in-aid for Health and Labor Science Research (Policy Science Promotion Research: FY 2004-2006) |
| 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 A] [Questionnaire B] [Guardians' Questionnaire (PH021)] |
| Major Survey Items |
[Questionnaire A] (Respondents who have gained employment after graduating from high school) A1. About work - Status immediately after graduating from high school, experience of employment, month and year you were hired) - Characteristics of first job obtained after graduating from high school – attributes, route of employment - Characteristics of current job – attributes, route of employment A2. Daily life - Place of residence after graduating from high school - Daily life, sleep - Concerns in daily life – friends A3. Life course counseling at high school - Features of life course counseling - Satisfaction with life course counseling and choice of life course - Wishes for life course counselling A4. Personal way of thinking - Opinions on lifestyle of part-timers or casual part-timers (arubaito)/living with parents, etc. - Things that are important (success at work, marriage, etc.) - Matters applicable to yourself (spending patterns, having goals, etc.) - Desired work style at age 30 [Questionnaire B] (Respondents who have never gained employment after graduating from high school) B1. Current status - Current status (higher-level education, studying for entrance exams, looking for work, etc.) - Casual part-timer (arubaito) - Experience of advancing to higher-level education since graduating from high school, educational institutions attended previously - Current status of job-seeking activities B2. Daily life - Place of residence after graduating from high school - Daily life, sleep - Concerns in daily life – friends B3. Life course counseling at high school - Features of life course counseling - Satisfaction with life course counseling and choice of life course path - Wishes for life course counselling B4. Personal way of thinking - Opinion on lifestyle of part-timers or casual part-timers (arubaito)/living with parents, etc. - Things that are important (success at work, marriage, etc.) - Matters applicable to yourself (spending patterns, having goals, etc.) - Desired work style around the age of 30 - Preferred occupation after graduating [Guardians’ Questionnaire] G-1 Guardian and guardian’s child (respondent to Questionnaire A or Questionnaire B) - Relationship - Discussions when child was in third year of high school – content thereof - Child’s attitude to life in third year of high school – attitude to life course, preferences for path after graduating from high school - Priorities when raising child/future expectations - Financial relationship with child, child’s school attendance G-2. Guardian’s way of thinking - Things that are important - Opinion on women’s work and marriage and men’s role at home - Opinion on lifestyle of part-timers or casual part-timers (arubaito)/living with parents, etc. G-3. Family - Number of family members - (Child’s) Father’s and mother’s highest level of educational attainment and occupation - Annual income of household *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2012/08/06 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Higher and further education Employment Working conditions Political behaviour and attitudes Family life and marriage Gender and gender roles Youth Social conditions and indicators |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 2012-08-06 |
| Notes for Users |
The Guardians’ Survey is a separate set of special data requiring application (PH021). Guardians’ Survey data are prohibited for use for educational purposes (teaching, graduation theses, etc.). Those wishing to use the data should first gain access to the ordinary data, then confirm that an application for the special data is essential to accomplish their research aims, then send an inquiry to the SSJ Data Archive (ssjda@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp). Datasets may be upgraded due to large-scale data correction, etc. Data provided from our data archive is the newest version. |