 Questionnaires
| Self-administered Questionnaire |
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Codebook
Sampling
| Sample area |
Nationwide |
| Sample population |
Men and women 20-89 years of age living in Japan |
| Sample size |
1,500 |
| Sampling method |
Two-stage stratified random sampling; stratified by regional blocks and population size
No. of survey points:101
No. of subjects at each survey point: approximately 15
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Administration
JGSS-2017G was conducted from November through December 2017, using placement (self-administered) method. The fieldwork was entrusted to the Central Research Services Inc. (Chuo-Chosa-sha).
The Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) are designed and carried out by the JGSS Research Center at Osaka University of Commerce (Joint Usage / Research Center for Japanese General Social Surveys accredited by Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). JGSS-2017G is financially assisted by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Osaka University of Commerce.
Response Rate
| No. of respondents contacted |
1,500
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| No. of valid responses |
860 |
| No. of nonresponses or invalid responses |
640 (change of address:47, address unknown:19, death:3, long term absence:22, sickness:34, in hospital:22, other:9) |
| Response Rate |
64.0%
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Responses by Sex and Age
| No. of Responses(%) |
| Age |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60-69 |
70-79 |
80-89 |
TTL |
| Male |
28
(7.0) |
62
(15.5) |
73
(18.2) |
62
(15.5) |
88
(21.9) |
70
(17.5) |
18
(4.5) |
401
(100.0) |
| Femal |
50
(10.9) |
45
(9.8) |
84
(18.3) |
89
(19.4) |
80
(17.4) |
78
(17.0) |
33
(7.2) |
459
(100.0) |
| TTL |
78
(9.1) |
107
(12.4) |
157
(18.3) |
151
(17.6) |
168
(19.5) |
148
(17.2) |
51
(5.9) |
860
(100.0) |
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