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Japanese General Social Survey 2008 (JGSS 2008)

Osaka University of Commerce, Japan; Institute of Social Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan; Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5294 Data file Version 3.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12361
Abstract: Description of the situation in family, everyday life, home and living environment. Gender role. Health. Knowledge of foreign languages. Occupation. Political issues. 1. Face-to-face interview: work: sex; age (year of birth); employment in the last week; reasons why not employed; employment in the past; age at dismissal of last job; weekly working time in full-time occupation and in possible side jobs; professional position; supervisor function; travel time to the workplace (hours and minutes); employment in the public service, in a self-employed company, headquarters or branch of a company; ... more
Topics: Employment | Community, urban and rural life | Social conditions and indicators | Social behaviour and attitudes | Medication and treatment | Language and linguistics | Political behaviour and attitudes | SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS | Family life and marriage | Gender and gender roles | Income, property and investment/saving | Economic conditions and indicators | Housing

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 10.2008
Geographic coverage: Japan (JP)
Universe: Persons aged 20 to 89 years
Number of Units: 4220
Sampling Procedure: Probability Sample: Multistage Sample
Mode of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview Self-administered questionnaire
Data Collector: Central Research Services, Tokyo, Japan
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 541
Notes: Split-ballot was used. The study is part of a series. Further studies are available at following ZA-Studien-Nos. archived: ZA Study No. 3912 - Japanese General Social Survey 2000, ZA Study No. 4198 - Japanese General Social Survey 2001, ZA Study No. 4199 - Japanese General Social Survey 2002, ZA Study No. 4200 - Japanese General Social Survey 2003 ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Osaka University of Commerce, Japan | - Institute of Social Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan | - Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
Publication year: 2015
DOI: 10.4232/1.12361 | 10.4232/1.12207 | 10.4232/1.10702
Study number: ZA5294
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 3.0.0, 2015-10-16, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12361
Version history: ... more

Reference publications

Publications: Iwai, Noriko and Yasuda, Tokio (eds.): Family Values in East Asia. Nakanishiya: 2009 | Tanioka, Ichiro; Nitta, Michio and Iwai, Noriko (eds.): Values and Behavioral Patterns in Japan. University of Tokyo Press: 2008
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Description of the professional and family situation. Social and political attitudes.

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Osaka University of Commerce, Japan, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan, & Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (2015). Japanese General Social Survey 2008 (JGSS 2008). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5294 Data file Version 3.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12361.

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