| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | PM020 |
| Survey Title | Japanese Life Course Panel Survey of the Middle-aged (JLPS-M) Wave 1-2, 2008 |
| Depositor | Japanese Life Course Panel Surveys (JLPS) project, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo |
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| Summary |
Along with changes in the labor market structure, the drastic decline in the birthrate, the growing proportion of elderly people, and the progress of globalization, the way of employment, marriage, family, education, social attitudes, and lifestyle in Japanese society are about to undergo a substantial change. When considering the future direction of Japanese society, it is extremely important to clarify the cause of changes that are currently occurring, or where these changes are occurring. The panel research project of the Institute of Social Science of The University of Tokyo uses a panel (follow-up) survey method to empirically elucidate these issues. For this reason, the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo is implementing three panel surveys, as a nationwide survey on changes in working style and lifestyle (called the Japanese Life Course Panel Surveys, or JLPS). JLPS consists of a youth panel (JLPS-Y), a middle-aged panel (JLPS-M), and a panel of high school graduates (JLPS-H). JLPS-Y and JLPS-M, which started in January 2007, include comprehensive questionnaire items on topics such as occupation, family, education, social attitudes (including political attitude), health, etc., and is one of the few large panel surveys in Japan. Items related to occupation are also very detailed, and items in compliance with the national survey on social stratification and social mobility (SSM Survey) are being asked. In this way, JLPS is not only focused on a design that allows for international comparative analysis, especially with reference to the experience of extensive panel surveys in the UK and the US, but we also refer to survey items of existing Japanese surveys (including cross-sectional items). JLPS-Y covers the so-called “young generation” from 20 to 34 years old as of the end of December 2006, and JLPS-M covers the “middle-aged generation” from 35 to 40 years old. The question items for both groups are the same. Among the above three surveys, the survey recorded here relates to “Japanese Life Course Panel Surveys of the Middle-aged” (JLPS-M) Wave 1 and Wave 2 which had been conducted in 2007 and 2008 respectively. The survey has been scheduled to continue every year after that. The “Youth Panel Survey” conducted in the same period is included in SSJDA survey number PY020, and as to JLPS-M Wave 1, please refer to PM010. In promoting the panel research project of the Institute of Social Science, the following funds have been received. Research fund of the Institute of Social Science of The University of Tokyo (from 2003); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant for Scientific Research (Basic Research S: 2006-2009, FY 2010-2014); Grant-in-aid for Health and Labor Science Research (Policy Science Promotion Research: FY 2004-2006); scholarship donation: Outsourcing Inc. (Chairman and CEO: Haruhiko Doi, head office: Shizuoka city): FY 2006 - 2008. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Male and female residents in Japan aged between 35 and 40 in December 2006. |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Number of valid responses (A): 1,246 Number of questionnaires distributed (B): 1,433 Response rate (A/B): 87.0% Male: (A) 567, (B) 672, (C) 84.4% Female: (A) 679, (B) 761, (C) 89.2% |
| Date of Collection |
2008-01 ~ 2008-04 January to April in 2008 (Wave 2) |
| Time Period |
2007 ~ 2008 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure |
Probability: Stratified
Probability: Multistage
A stratified two-stage sampling method was employed. 1. Stratified by region (10 groups) and city size (4 groups) (271 sites). 2. Also stratified by gender and age (five-year intervals). 3. The Basic Resident Register was mainly used as a list of population members. The voter registration list was also used for sampling areas where the Basic Resident Register could not be used for sampling. |
| Mode of Data Collection |
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
The questionnaires were mailed to the respondents and collected by visiting their houses. The respondents were asked to participate in the survey with advance notice that it is a follow-up survey. |
| Investigator |
The surveys were organized by the Japanese Life Course Panel Surveys (JLPS) Project, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo. The surveys were conducted by the Central Research Services, Inc. |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.PM020 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | This research was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) (numbers 18103003 and 22223005) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). The research was also support by the Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo and the Outsourcing, Inc. |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) |
https://csrda.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/panel/dp/ https://csrda.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/panel/outcome/ |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | [Chosa-hyo] |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Attributes/Job of the respondent - Gender/birth year and month - Employment situation: working or not, unemployment situation, unemployed with job seeking intention and state of activities, employment experience - About current (most recent) occupation: status in the occupation, type of occupation, whether the occupation is same as a year before or not, position, working hours/days, number of working days/weeks or months, condition of salary or income, description of the employer’s business, company size - Commuting and working hours of current (most recent) job: commute time, prescribed weekly working hours, how you are named at the office, existence of an employment contract period/renewal of employment contract - Current (most recent) workplace environment: frequency of overtime, number of employees that were constantly in shortage, pressure of delivery dates, atmosphere of helping each other, atmosphere where seniors teach junior employees, etc. (10 items) - Current (most recent) work situation: discretion over own working pace, opportunity to improve vocational ability, work-life balance, possibility of unemployment, etc. (7 items) - Employment/change of employment during the past year (at the time of the survey from March 2007 to 2008): employment/change of employment (and number of times changing employment) in this past year, (in case of changing employment) job hunting time and process to be hired by the current employer (2) Everyday life - Current life circumstances - Activities in the past year: attending music concerts, visiting art museums and other museums, doing sports, traveling abroad, volunteer activities, etc. (11 items) (3) Family - Family living together: total number of people, relationship, gender, age, presence of students, presence of working people - Family that came to live together in the past year: relationship, reasons for living together · Family who ceased living together in the past year: relationship, reason for not living together anymore - Family not currently living together: relationship, reasons for not living together - Number of brothers and sisters: brothers and sisters of the respondent and their academic background, and the number of brothers and sisters of the parents - Way of thinking about children: whether you want them to reach the highest possible education level, desire for out of school education, whether you want to leave for them as many assets as possible (4) Last academic background - Whether you went to tutoring school (juku)/preparatory school/had a tutor (by the stages of elementary school, junior high school, high school) - Educational level that you wanted to reach when you were in 3rd year of junior high school - Situation at the time of junior high school enrollment: juvenile delinquency experience during junior high school, state of the school, course chosen at time of graduation - Situation at time of high school enrollment: type of discipline of the high school, establishment entity (public/private/national), academic discipline, form of entrance (general entrance examination, entrance by recommendation, etc.), whether you graduated or not, grades in senior year at high school, percentage of your classmates attending university, life course after graduation - Education situation after high school graduation: whether or not you took a university entrance qualification examination, experience attending a vocational school/university/graduate school/vocational training school, and its attributes (department, etc.), expense subsidies during school (scholarships/exemption or reduction of school fees, etc.) - The situation of the school that you last attended: activities you were passionate about (9 items such as study/classes, clubs/circles, part-time job, romance, job hunting, etc.), frequency of class attendance, status of grades, job hunting experiences and types (10 items) - First job after leaving the last school you attended: whether you started working immediately after graduation (or dropping out), did it match the job you wanted during job-hunting, level of satisfaction after ending working hours of your first job (5) Usual health condition - Your health condition - Present health condition compared to one year ago - Items about how you feel about health: whether you are sensitive, whether activities such as housework/job have been restricted due to health reasons, etc. (5 items) - Whether you have received a medical checkup or comprehensive medical checkups (“Human Dock”) in the past three years, whether there were problems or restrictions in your daily life due to that disease - Whether you currently have a chronic disease diagnosed by a doctor - Whether you had a disease or disorder affecting your life by the age of 18 - Way of thinking about difficulties and problems in life (3 items) - Number of days off from work or school due to illness/injury in the past year - Number of days you visited a hospital as an outpatient/were hospitalized and number of days you visited the dentist in the past year (6) Awareness and thoughts about various issues - Satisfaction level: work, married life, friendships, life in general - Things that apply to you: job you want to do, improvement of vocational ability, present life rather than the future, concerns about adaptation to society, troubles from friends, etc. (6 items) - Level of importance: success at work, family life, being rich, close friends, children, stable job - Hopes for the future - Whether you think you can trust people in general - Thoughts about Japanese society: existence of hope in society, approval or disapproval of the increasing number of foreigners settling in Japanese society, etc. (6 items) - Your residential area and your thoughts about the people who live there: safety of the area, mutual cooperation among neighbors, how good are the healthcare facilities - Opinions on politics: strengthening defense capability, Japan-U.S. security agreements, income inequality and government responsibilities, securing local employment by public work projects, enhancing social security/medical care, independence from social welfare - Party you voted for in the proportional representation of the Upper House election held in July 2007 - Degree of likability of political parties and foreign countries, support for a party, degree of interest in politics - Stratum identification - Organizations/associations/unions/clubs, etc., to which you are affiliated/have joined (10 items) (7) Housing and assets - Type of residence - Housing expenses/existence of mortgage payment and its monthly fee - Things owned at home (19 items including bathtub, children’s room, piano, cottage, arable land) - Annual income (yours/spouse/the whole household) - Source of household income - Total assets of the household - Whether you have experience of inheriting assets/receiving gifts from your parents or your spouse’s parents, and the total amount (8) Marriage [Married/separated due to divorce or death] - Marital status and existence of marriage notification - Your age when you started dating your current spouse and the age of getting married - Experience of living together before getting married and its duration - Job of your spouse: status in the occupation, type of occupation, position, company size - Things you tried to meet people of the opposite sex before getting married [Unmarried/separated due to divorce or death] - Marriage intention - Things you have tried in the past year to meet people of the opposite sex (13 items) - Whether or not you are currently dating a person - Dating period, how you met (14 items) - Experience of cohabitation and its period (9) Image of the future - The way you hope to work in 10 years’ time (8 items), life circumstances in 10 years’ time, etc. * These public data do not include variables corresponding to the following question items. Please refer to the questionnaire for details. [Wave 1] Applicable question items (questionnaire) - Question 4 <Current occupation> (8) 1-a - Question 4 <After graduating from school, first job> (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) 1, 1-a, 2 - Question 15 [Wave 2] Applicable question items (questionnaire) - Question 5 <additional question 1>, <additional question 2>, <additional question 2-1>, <additional question 2-2>, <additional question 3>, <additional question 3-1> - Question 11 (3) (additional question) reason, (4) (additional question) reason, (5) (additional question) reason - Question 19 (additional question) school name, department/discipline - Question 27 Disease name - Question 28 Disease name/disability name |
| Date of Release | 2011/07/28 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Consumption and consumer behaviour Income, property and investment/saving Diet and nutrition Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking General health and well-being Employment Unemployment Working conditions Conflict, security and peace Political behaviour and attitudes Equality, inequality and social exclusion Family life and marriage Gender and gender roles Social and occupational mobility Social conditions and indicators |
| Topics in SSJDA | Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 2011-07-28 |
| Notes for Users |
- If you wish to use variables concerning prefectures of residence, either at the time of each survey or when the respondent was at age 15 (Question 15 of Wave 1, Question 59 of Wave 5 additional survey) or variable on the name of university (Question 19 additional question of Wave 2), you must apply for them separately from the viewpoint of confidentiality. - If you wish to use the above variables, first receive the ordinary dataset and contact the SSJ data archive (ssjda@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp) once you confirm that an application for the restricted data is essential in order to achieve the research purpose. - Please refer to the data “readme” for the unique variables of each wave. - Datasets may be upgraded due to large-scale data correction, etc. Data provided from this data archive comprise Version 1.0. Future corrections will be published in the following URL, so please check it when appropriate and modify your own data. https://csrda.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/panel/ |