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EASS 2016

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Questionnaires

 EASS 2016 Family Module
 EASS 2016 Standard Background Variables

 

 

 Codebook

 EASS 2016 Codebook
 EASS 2016 Questionnaire
 EASS 2016 SDF
 EASS 2016 SMQ

 

 

 

Sampling

Sample area Japan Korea Taiwan China
JGSS-2017 JGSS-2018
Sample population Men and women 20-89 years of age Men and women 20-89 years of age Men and women aged 18 or older Men and women aged 18 or older Men and women aged 18 or older
Sampling method Two-stage stratified random sampling Two-stage stratified random sampling Four-stage stratified random sampling Three-stage stratified random sampling Four-stage stratified random sampling
Sample size 1,500 4,000 2,240 4,000 6,000

Administration

Sample area Japan Korea Taiwan China
JGSS-2017 JGSS-2018
Study title Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Korean General Social Survey (KGSS) Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS)
Fieldwork dates January to March, 2017 February to April, 2018 June to
October, 2016
August to November, 2016 June to December, 2017
Fieldwork method Interview and placement (self-administered) Interview and placement (self-administered) Interview Interview Interview

Response Rate

*Response rates are based on report from each of the survey project, which adopts different calculation method.

Sample area Japan Korea Taiwan China
JGSS-2017 JGSS-2018
Valid responses 744 (JGSS) 1,916 (JGSS) 1,051 2,024 4,132
Response rate* 55.6% 54.3% 46.9% 49.7% 68.9%

Responses by sex and age

No. of Responses(%)
Age 18-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80- TTL
Japan Male 0
(0.0)
110
(8.8)
171
(13.6)
234
(18.6)
198
(15.8)
240
(19.1)
220
(17.5)
82
(6.5)
1255
(100.0)
Female 0
(0.0)
117
(8.3)
181
(12.9)
260
(18.5)
232
(16.5)
269
(19.1)
242
(17.2)
104
(7.4)
1405
(100.0)
Korea Male 8
(1.7)
97
(20.4)
82
(17.3)
70
(14.7)
86
(18.1)
67
(14.1)
46
(9.7)
19
(4.0)
475
(100.0)
Female 7
(1.2)
82
(14.2)
92
(16.0)
100
(17.4)
90
(15.6)
81
(14.1)
82
(14.2)
42
(7.3)
576
(100.0)
Taiwan Male 29
(2.9)
209
(20.7)
197
(19.5)
172
(17.0)
186
(18.4)
130
(12.8)
65
(6.4)
24
(2.4)
1012
(100.0)
Female 38
(3.8)
148
(14.6)
195
(19.3)
196
(19.4)
162
(16.0)
154
(15.2)
92
(9.1)
27
(2.7)
1012
(100.0)
China Male 34
(1.8)
211
(11.0)
297
(15.5)
307
(16.0)
387
(20.2)
385
(20.1)
218
(11.4)
77
(4.0)
1916
(100.0)
Female 29
(1.3)
267
(12.0)
329
(14.8)
402
(18.1)
418
(18.9)
472
(21.3)
203
(9.2)
96
(4.3)
2216
(100.0)
TTL Male 71
(1.5)
627
(13.5)
747
(16.0)
783
(16.8)
857
(18.4)
822
(17.6)
549
(11.8)
202
(4.3)
4658
(100.0)
Female 74
(1.4)
614
(11.8)
797
(15.3)
958
(18.4)
902
(17.3)
976
(18.7)
619
(11.9)
269
(5.2)
5209
(100.0)
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