about_your_life.rst

How you feel about your life

Are you generally satisfied with your life?

1. Very much
2. Quite
3. Moderately
4. A little
5. Not at all

Are you satisfied with your current society?

1. Very much
2. Quite
3. Moderately
4. A little
5. Not at all

What is your general health like?

1. Very good
2. Good
3. Fair
4. Poor
5. Very bad

Do you think you are in better shape physically than other people who are the same age as you?

1. Younger
2. A little younger
3. Average
4. A little older
5. Older

Which class do you think your standard of living fall into?

1. Upper
2. Upper-middle
3. Middle
4. Lower-middle
5. Bottom

How many times in the past month did you feel that your family doesn’t understand you?

1. Many times
2. Sometimes
3. Rarely
4. Never

How many times in the past month did you feel that there was too much to do in terms of household chores, childcare, and caring for the elderly?

1. Many times
2. Sometimes
3. Rarely
4. Never

Are you satisfied with your family’s current income?

1. Very satisfied
2. Almost satisfied
3. A little dissatisfied
4. Very dissatisfied

Are you satisfied with your family’s current expenses?

1. Dissatisfied spending too much.
2. Almost satisfied.
3. Dissatisfied spending too little.

Are you satisfied with what your family is spending on?

1. Quite satisfied
2. Almost satisfied
3. A little dissatisfied
4. Quite dissatisfied

Do you keep your household accounts?

(Circle only one.)

1. On a regular basis (every day or every week)
2. Sometimes
3. I kept them before but not anymore
4. I have never kept my household accounts

Do you like to manage your family finances?

1. Very much
2. Somewhat
3. Prefer no to
4. Not at all

Do you feel that managing your family finances is your responsibility or obligation?

1. Responsibility
2. A kind of responsibility
3. A kind of obligation
4. obligation

What is your household’s spending this year compared with last year?

1. Increased a lot
2. Increased a little
3. No change
4. Decreased a little
5. Decreased a lot

What do you think your household’s spending next year will be compared with this year?

1. Increased a lot
2. Increased a little
3. No change
4. Decreased a little
5. Decreased a lot

How many times in the past month did you worry about your household’s finances?

1. Many times
2. Sometimes
3. A very few times
4. Never

What is your household’s income this year compared with last year?

1. Increased a lot
2. Increased a little
3. No change
4. Decreased a little
5. Decreased a lot

What do you think your household’s income next year will be compared with this year?

1. Increased a lot
2. Increased a little
3. No change
4. Decreased a little
5. Decreased a lot

How much do you think the Japanese economy will improve?

1. It will improve a lot
2. It will get somewhat better
3. There will be no change
4. It will get somewhat worse
5. It will get much worse

Are you satisfied with your relationship with your husband?

1. Very much
2. Quite a lot
3. Moderately so
4. A little
5. Not at all

Do you think you are happy or unhappy?

1. I am very happy
2. I am somewhat happy
3. I am neither happy nor unhappy
4. I am a little unhappy
5. I am very unhappy

Were you satisfied with your life in general 10 years ago?

1. Very much
2. Quite
3. Moderately
4. A little
5. Not at all

What standard of living did you have 10 years ago compared with that of the general public?

1. Upper
2. Upper-middle
3. Middle
4. Lower-middle
5. Bottom

Please provide your thoughts on the following questions.

	Agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Mostly disagree	Not sure
I can trust most people	1	2	3	4	5
I feel like I am left behind from what’s going on in society and the world	1	2	3	4	5
I willingly take on tasks that most people hate	1	2	3	4	5
Efforts are always rewarded someday	1	2	3	4	5
I try to enjoy my life now rather than think about the future	1	2	3	4	5
Do you think Japan is a society with large income inequality?	1	2	3	4	5
Do you think Japan is country that is easy to live in?	1	2	3	4	5
Do you think the Japanese government and the administration work hard to address new as well as difficult problems?	1	2	3	4	5

As a married couple, do you openly tell each other your incomes?

	Report in detail	Report the approximate amount	Report almost nothing	Report nothing	Don’t remember	Had no income
your income	1	2	3	4	5	6
Your spouse’s income	1	2	3	4	5	6

As a married couple, are you aware of your family’s cost of living (income and expenditure)?

1. We are both aware
2. My husband is aware
3. I am aware
4. Neither of us is aware

How would you characterize your discussions and decision-making as a couple for the following?

	My husband decides without any particular discussionReport in detail	I decide without any particular discussionReport the approximate amount	One of us ends up deciding without any particular discussionReport almost nothing	Discuss as a couple and reach a decision once we are in agreementReport nothing	Discuss as a couple but generally follow my husband’s inclinationDon’t remember	Discuss as a couple but generally follow my own inclinationHad no income	Discuss as a couple to reach a compromise	Never really discuss it	Other
Household income situation	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Household management and sharing of expenses	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Housing and educational expenses, and life planning for the family	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Life after retirement	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Husband’s working style and income	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
My working style and income	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

How much time do you spend each day conversing as a couple, on average?

Average __ __ hours __ __ minutes

How much do you and your spouse share in housework such as cooking, laundry, and cleaning? How much do you each contribute, assuming that the total is 100%?

My husband	__ __ __ %
I	__ __ __ %
	1 0 0 %