Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS), 2003 / Ichiro Tanioka, Noriko Iwai, Michio Nitta, Hiroki Sato.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Tanioka, Ichirō, 1956-

Iwai, Noriko, 1958-

Nitta, Michio, 1948-

Satō, Hiroki.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 4242.

Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Series (Series) ; 4242.

ICPSR ; 4242

Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Series ; 4242

Language:

English

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

This survey was designed to solicit political, sociological, and economic information from people living in Japan. Respondents were queried on crime and the judicial system, and more specifically, on issues such as the death penalty, juvenile punishment, and whether respondents were victims of various crimes within the last year. Questions on family issues covered topics such as divorce, the health of respondents' marriages, the roles of each spouse, and issues involving children. Questions on finances included the state of respondents' finances during the last few years and compared to other Japanese families both past and present, whether the income tax rate was high, and the ease of improving one's standard of living in Japan. Political questions addressed government spending, the responsibility of the government, and whether respondents would vote for a female gubernatorial candidate. Also, respondents were asked to rate their political views on a scale from conservative (1) to progressive (5). In terms of health, questions were asked on the health of respondents and their spouses, the topic of euthanasia, organ donation cards, and the frequency of smoking and alcohol consumption. Quality of life questions addressed the frequency with which respondents read the newspaper and watched television, the amount of satisfaction respondents received from life, and how often respondents participated in leisure activities like fishing, jogging, and mahjong. Respondents were asked to give their opinions concerning extra-marital affairs, sexual relations between two adults of the same sex, pornography, and prostitution. Information gathered on religion included the extent of their participation in a particular religion, whether respondents believed in life after death, and views on burial. Respondents were polled for information regarding their social status and whether respo... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04242

Contents:

Part 1: English Data; Part 2: Japanese Data

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2006-07-25.

OCLC:

70890408

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.