| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0742 |
| Survey Title | The Questionnaire Survey on Work and Life of Workers, 2010.4 |
| Depositor | JTUC Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards (Former Name:Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards) |
| 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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| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary |
This survey, “The Questionnaire Survey on Work and Life of Workers,” aims to clarify economic, employment, and living trends as seen from the perspective of workers and to obtain basic information with which to consider policy issues from the perspective of improving employment and quality of life. This is done by periodically exploring workers’ attitudes toward economic trends in Japan and their current state of work and living. The survey has been conducted regularly in April and October of every year since the first survey in April 2001, and this is the 19th survey. In the 10th survey (October 2005), fixed-point survey items were revised, survey subjects were expanded to include people in their early 60s, and some other improvements were made. This survey reflects changes that were made then. All previous surveys are archived in the SSJDA. Overall, the Japanese economy is currently recovering, mainly in the manufacturing industry, supported by strong exports to Asia. However, the situation is still difficult and there remain concerns that could impact the world economy. It is thus necessary to pay attention to future trends. This time, after half a year since the change of administration resulting from the general election of August 2009, we conducted a survey focusing on how workers perceive living, work, and politics in Japan in light of the above-mentioned economic situation. The main survey items are as follows. 〇 Awareness of economic trends and work [fixed point observation survey] 〇 Viewpoint on wages 〇 Situation of and awareness regarding household budget and consumption 〇 Perception of politics and government policy 〇 Awareness of labor union [fixed point observation survey] |
| Data Type | quantitative research quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe |
Private company employees in their 20s to 50s and early 60s who live in the Greater Tokyo Area and Kansai region *People in their early 60s were also eligible for the survey, but their results are used for reference purposes only in the report. |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
In 20s to 50s number of valid responses: 739, valid response rate: 82.1% (number of questionnaires distributed: 900) (Reference) In early 60s number of valid responses: 154, valid response rate: 77.0% (number of questionnaires distributed: 200) |
| Date of Collection |
2010-04-02 ~ 2010-04-11 2010/04/02 – 04/11 |
| Time Period |
2010 ~ 2010 |
| Spatial Unit | saitama chiba tokyo kanagawa shiga kyoto osaka hyogo nara wakayama The Greater Tokyo Area (Saitama/Chiba/Tokyo/Kanagawa prefectures) and Kansai region (Shiga/Kyoto/Osaka/Hyogo/Nara/Wakayama prefectures) |
| Sampling Procedure |
Other
In this survey, a different sampling method was used for people in their 20s to 50s and people in their early 60s. [People in their 20s to 50s] Private company employees: 588 living in the Greater Tokyo Area and 312 living in the Kansai region were extracted from the INTAGE Inc. access panel (approximately 240,000 people across Japan) using the sample distribution criteria with consideration of distribution of gender, age group, and employment status in the “2007 (Heisei 19) Employment Status Survey” among people in their 20s to 50s living in the Greater Tokyo Area and Kansai region. The ratio of the total sample of the Great Tokyo Area and Kansai region was 2:1, which is almost proportional to the population size ratio of these two areas. [People in their early 60s] Employees in their early 60s were extracted from the INTAGE Inc. access panel using the sample distribution criteria with consideration of distribution of gender, age group and employment status in “2007 Employment Status Survey” among people in their 60s. However, in order to gain a sufficient sample for the survey of those in their early 60s, 200 people were sampled, which is almost 2.8 times the allocation standard for this age group. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Questionnaires for self-administered mail survey were distributed |
| Investigator | Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards, survey carried out by INTAGE Inc. |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0742 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | 【 Questionnaire |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | |
| Major Survey Items |
[Questionnaire items] (1) Economic trends and business situation at the place of employment - Evaluation of the current Japanese economy compared to one year ago - Economic forecast for Japan one year later - Work status as of April - Business situation at the place of employment (performance) (comparison with one year ago/forecast for one year later) - Increase or decrease in number of employees in company compared to one year ago (regular employees/non-regular employees) - Increase or decrease in actual working hours - Anxiety about becoming unemployed in one year (2) Income, consumption, and living conditions - Increase or decrease in personal wage income (comparison with one year ago/forecast one year later) - Increase or decrease in household income (comparison with one year ago/forecast one year later) - Increase or decrease in total household consumption (comparison with one year ago/forecast one year later) - Sense of fluctuation in prices (comparison with one year ago/forecast one year later) - Household living conditions (comparison with one year ago/forecast one year later) - Forecast of personal wage income in five years - Reason for wage not increasing in five years - Forecast of respondent’s own wage in five years compared with current wage of employees five years senior to respondent (regular employees only) - Thoughts on wage determination (seniority-oriented type/capability-oriented type/results-focused type/work-focused type/livelihood-cost-focused type) (3) Evaluation of work and life - Evaluation of work at the place of work (10 items) - Whether respondent wants to work for a different company/reason - Satisfaction level with work at the place of work - Satisfaction level with life in general (4) Household budget and consumption - Annual household income and expenditure of household in the past year - Existence of household expenditure records - Instances possible to increase household consumption (14 items) - Whether respondent has felt stressed out about his or her household being cash strapped in the past year - Whether the household has felt stressed out and strapped in the past - Experience due financial difficulties in the past year (10 items) (5) Politics and policies - Whether respondent wanted a “change of the regime” in the general election of the House of Representatives in August 2009 - Evaluation items for current administration (8 items) - Policy issues that the government should work hard on over the next year - Presence of children eligible for child allowance/number of children/purpose of use (6) Labor union - Existence of labor union at the place of employment - Membership status - Intention to become a member - Necessity of labor union [Face items] - Gender - Age - Marital status - Highest level of educational attainment - Actual working hours per week (including overtime) - Annual wage income of respondent in the past year - Annual household income in the past year - Presence of household members who earn wage income besides respondent - Spouse’s employment status and actual working hours per week - Total amount of household savings - Presence of household loans - Contributor to the household economy - Presence of children - Age of the youngest child - Support for the current Cabinet - Employer’s industry - Size of company by number of employees - Occupation type - Years of continuous employment - Area of residence, - Number of families members - Household composition - Type of residence - Length at residence |
| Date of Release | 2011/01/06 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Economic conditions and indicators Employment Labour relations/conflict Working conditions Political behaviour and attitudes |
| Topics in SSJDA | Employment/Labor Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 2011-01-06 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |