| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | PH040 |
| Survey Title | Japanese Life Course Panel Survey of High School Graduates (JLPS-H) Wave 4, 2006 |
| Depositor | Japanese Life Course Panel Surveys (JLPS) project, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo |
| Restriction of Use |
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| 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. JLPS-H, Wave 4 is composed of a follow-up survey to JLPS-H, Wave 1 (PH010), which surveyed respondents from JLPS-H, Wave 1, three years since their high school graduation. The other follow-up surveys took place the first and second year after high school graduation. They are Wave 2 (PH020) and Wave 3 (PH030) and have already been released. Respondents to this survey each selected one of the following three questionnaires to respond to. - Questionnaire A (for those engaged in any type of occupation [other than student part-time (arubaito) work]) - Questionnaire B (for those attending a four-year university, junior college, specialized training college, or public occupational training course) - Questionnaire C (for those neither in education or work [includes those preparing for entrance examinations for the second or more time]) A Guardian Survey was also held for the guardians of respondents, separately from the above three surveys. *The Guardian Survey is a separate set of special data requiring application (PH041). For details, please refer to Notes for Users below. Using a panel survey design, we have continued to conduct surveys annually after 2006 (except 2007). |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe |
Among high school students who responded to JLPS-H, Wave 1, [Questionnaire A] those engaged in any type of occupation (other than student part-time (arubaito) work) at the time of Wave 4 [Questionnaire B] those attending a four-year university, junior college, specialized training college, or public occupational training course at the time of Wave 4 [Questionnaire C] those neither in education or work (includes those preparing for entrance examinations for the second or more time) at the time of Wave 4 *Below, Questionnaire A, Questionnaire B, and Questionnaire C are referred to collectively as the “Respondents’ Questionnaire.” [Guardians’ questionnaire] Guardians of high school students who responded to JLPS-H, Wave 1 |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
[Respondents’ Questionnaire] number of questionnaires distributed: 1,969, valid responses: 547 (Questionnaire A：194, Questionnaire B: 330, Questionnaire C: 23), response rate: 27.8% [Guardians’ Questionnaire] number of questionnaires distributed: 1,957, valid responses: 348, response rate: 17.8% |
| Date of Collection |
2006-10 ~ 2006-11 October 2006 – November 2006 |
| Time Period |
2006 ~ 2006 |
| 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, and their guardians. |
| Mode of Data Collection | First, a post card 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 or who resided overseas. |
| 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.PH040 |
| 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] [Questionnaire C] [Guardians' Questionnaire (PH041)] |
| Major Survey Items |
[Respondents’ Questionnaire Common Items] 1. About current life Coming up with the money to pay for living expenses and school expenses, level of satisfaction with the path after graduation, current living conditions, quality of daily life (health, relationships with the opposite sex, thoughts about children, whether financially stable, etc.), number of cigarettes smoked per day, number of times alcohol consumed per month, frequency of reading newspapers, number of hours of television and Internet use, presence of a partner or spouse/length of relationship/how relationship started 2. Family Current type of residence, household possessions in third year of middle school (own home, piano, video player, etc.), number of books in household in third year of junior high school, household living conditions in third year of junior high school, your/friends’/family members’ experiences (arrest, major illness or injury, victim of crime, death, etc.) 3. Future outlook Desired age for different activities (holding a job other than casual part-time (arubaito) work, living separately from parents, getting married, having first child), desired work style around the age of 30 (working as a regular employee, etc.) and desired occupation, feelings of uncertainty about life in the future, feelings of self-respect (satisfaction with yourself, etc.), thoughts about luck and chance, importance of different attributes (successful at work, having close friends, etc.) 4. View on gender Thoughts on women’s work and marriage, knowledge about balancing work and home life (maternity/parenting leave, unification of daycare and kindergarten, etc.) 5. Thoughts on society and politics Thoughts on welfare and social services and tax burden, party to vote for in the next election, status identification [Items unique to Questionnaire A] A1. About current work Current work style/work style a year before, starting month and year, industry, company size, occupation type, job application method, current work environment, experience/period/content/satisfaction level of job training, satisfaction level with workplace [Items unique to Questionnaire B] B1. About school currently attending Type of school/course/year level, change since the previous year B2. About casual part-time (arubaito) work Working hours per week B3. About school life Days of school attendance per week, hours of study per week (at home, at school, and at school for obtaining qualifications), positivity toward classes and learning (undertaking preparation and revision, asking questions in class, etc.), attendance rate, course credit fulfillment rate, satisfaction with school life, qualifications obtained, qualifications you intend to obtain B4. About job-seeking activities and life course counseling Priorities when deciding occupation and employer, engagement in job-seeking activities, content/timing/incidence of job-seeking activities, prospective employment offers held currently, status of ongoing job-seeking activities B5. Prospective offers of employment Occupation type, industry, and company size of prospective employer [Items unique to Questionnaire C] C1. About current situation Current situation, whether wanting to work for income, change since the previous year C2. About casual part-time (arubaito) work Working hours per week C3. About finding a job Priorities when deciding occupation and employer, obtainment of qualifications or engagement in job-seeking activities after graduating from high school [Guardians’ Questionnaire] G-1. Guardian and guardian’s child (respondent to Questionnaire A, B, or C) Relationship, discussions with child and content thereof, participation in activities and events when child was in high school, knowledge of names of child’s close friends in high school, priorities when raising child, preferred work style for child when child is around the age of 30, amount of money exchanged with child per month (housing expenses, spending money, etc.), child’s school attendance, child’s tuition costs per year G-2. Family Current family structure/relationship/birth year, residence, level of educational attainment/employment status/industry/company size/occupation type of child’s father, level of educational attainment/employment status/industry/company size/occupation type of child’s mother, last year’s annual household income, current living conditions G-3. Guardian’s way of thinking Status identification, things that are important, ideas on life in old age, who should bear the welfare burden (individual/family, government) *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. *These public data do not include variables corresponding to the following question items. Please refer to the questionnaire for details: [Questionnaire A] Q2(e), Q18, Q34 [Questionnaire B] Q14, Q40 c) (free comments), Q41 [Questionnaire C] Q15, Q33 |
| Date of Release | 2015/07/02 |
| 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 | 1.5 ： 2015-07-02 1.6 ： 2017-05-18 |
| Notes for Users |
The Guardians’ Survey is a separate set of special data requiring application (PH041). 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. |