 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 |
1,200 |
| Sampling method |
Two-stage stratified random sampling; stratified by regional blocks and population size
No. of survey points:82
No. of subjects at each survey point: approximately 15 |
Administration
JGSS-2018G was conducted from November through December 2018, 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-2018G 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 |
1,200
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| No. of valid responses |
678 |
| No. of nonresponses or invalid responses |
522 (change of address:43, address unknown:20, death:1, long term absence:13, sickness:17, in hospital:19, other:6) |
| Response Rate |
62.7%
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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 |
32
(9.2) |
43
(12.4) |
70
(20.2) |
61
(17.6) |
72
(20.7) |
46
(13.3) |
23
(6.6) |
347
(100.0) |
| Femal |
37
(11.2) |
29
(8.8) |
67
(20.2) |
71
(21.5) |
58
(17.5) |
48
(14.5) |
21
(6.3) |
331
(100.0) |
| TTL |
69
(10.2) |
72
(10.6) |
137
(20.2) |
132
(19.5) |
130
(19.2) |
94
(13.9) |
44
(6.5) |
678
(100.0) |
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