Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Series

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About this Collection

The Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Project is a Japanese version of the original General Social Survey (GSS) project conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), University of Chicago. The surveys were designed to solicit political, sociological, and economic information from people living in Japan. They provide data for analyses of Japanese society, attitudes, and behaviors, which makes possible international comparisons. The objectives of the JGSS Project are three-fold: (1) to collect and build cumulative data on general social surveys in Japan in a regular and consistent manner, thus enabling a time-series analysis; (2) to provide data for secondary analyses to researchers and university students in various social science fields; and, (3) to provide data in a format useful for international comparative studies, research, and reports. The surveys were conducted in the Japanese language only, but the data files and codebooks are produced and deposited both in Japanese and English. The JGSS surveys are conducted once yearly or once in two years. 

Studies

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Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS) Integrated Data, 2017-2018

The Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Project is a Japanese version of the General Social Survey (GSS) Project which closely replicates the original GSS of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. It provides data for analyses of Japanese society, attitudes, and behaviors, which makes possible international comparisons. This integrated file includes JGSS-2017 and JGSS-2018. JGSS-2017 and JGSS-2018 both include two components, a face to face interview and a self-administered questionnaire.

In JGSS-2017 and JGSS-2018, respondents were asked about their demographic and background information (education, employment, unemployment, income, income source, educational expense, marital status, number of siblings, detailed family and household composition, household income), their attitudes and behaviors (habitual behaviors, pets, membership in organizations, leisure, trust in people and institutions, religion, views on family, gender and politics, environment, happiness, life satisfaction, social class, social status, and neighborhood environment) as well as a module from East Asian Social Survey (EASS): EASS 2016 Families in East Asia (e.g. intergenerational support, contact with children, division of household labor, and caregiving).

Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS) Globalization Integrated Data, 2017-2018

The Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Project is a Japanese version of the General Social Survey (GSS) Project which closely replicates the original GSS of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. It provides data for analyses of Japanese society, attitudes, and behaviors, which makes possible international comparisons.

This integrated file includes JGSS-2017 Globalization (JGSS-2017G) and JGSS-2018 Globalization (JGSS-2018G). They were both conducted through a self-administered questionnaire, and respondents were asked about their demographic and background information (education, employment, income, marital status, number of siblings, detailed family and household composition, household income) as well as a module from East Asian Social Survey (EASS): EASS 2018 Globalization and Culture in East Asia (e.g. rituals in East Asia, views on patriarchy and gender role, global knowledge, cultural contact, social network, foreign acquaintances, foreign worker, attitude toward globalization).

Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS), 2015

The Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Project is a Japanese version of the General Social Survey (GSS) project closely replicating the original GSS of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. It provides data for analyses of Japanese society, attitudes, and behaviors, which make possible international comparisons. Respondents were asked about employment and career growth, family and household composition, education, entertainment, technology and Internet usage, status and opinions on mental and physical health, alcohol and tobacco use, participation in gambling, addiction, life satisfaction, voting behavior, opinions on political and social issues, income, taxes and government expenditure, family beliefs and issues, trust in people and institutions, membership in organizations, views on burial, sustainability measures, and their neighborhood environment. Demographic questions included age, sex, marital status, household income, and religious orientation and behavior.