[Include all jobs such as full-time and part-time jobs, part-time engagements, self-employment and family business employment, but exclude student part-time jobs. ]
- Yes ----> (Go to
Q{number} <more-than-one-job-respondent>
) - No, temporarily (but I am able to return to my previous workplace) ----> (Go to
Q{number} <why-are-you-not-working>
) - Student ----> (Go to
Q{number} <working-one-year-ago-respondent>
. ) - Housewife and not working from home ----> (Go to
Q{number} <working-one-year-ago-respondent>
) - Unemployed ----> (Go to
Q{number} <working-one-year-ago-respondent>
. )
- Taking childcare leave
- Taking care leave
- Taking sick leave
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
- Yes
- No
[Please take a moment to explain exactly what you do, ; for example, “I make □□□□,” “I sell □□□□,” “I work as a cashier at the a supermarket,” “I drive a truck,” ”I am a self-employed,” “I work for the family business,” “I work freelance,” and “I am a company employee”.
Please explain: _________________________________
Self-employed, family worker, freelance
- Agriculture, forestry, or fisheries (self-employed)
- Agriculture, forestry, or fisheries (family employee)
- A small commercial, industrial or service business (9 or fewer employees) (self-employed)
- A small commercial, industrial or service business (9 or fewer employees) (family employee)
- Freelance professional
Employee
- Management
- Other professional
- Technical employee
- Teacher
- Clerical employee
- Skilled employee
- Sales & service employee
- Paying job at home (home worker) ----> (Go to
husband_occupation
)
[Questions Q3.4 to Q3.20 ask about the main job you circled in Q3.3.]
[Do not include temporary and part-time workers. If you are an official, circle the “Public agency”.]
- 1 to 4
- 5 to 9
- 10 to 29
- 30 to 99
- 100 to 499
- 500 to 999
- 1,000 or more
- Public agency
[For temporary employees, consider answer with the industry of your temporary job employer.]
- Agriculture, forestry
- Fishing, fisheries
- Mining, quarrying
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Electricity, gas, heating supply, water supply
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
- Wholesale, retail
- Finance, insurance, real estate
- Accommodation, food, and beverage service
- Education, education assistance
- Medical, social services
- Other industry
- Public affairs
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
- Full-time and permanent employee
- Temporary employee
- Fixed-term employee
- Part-time employee
- Self-employed or working for the family business (Please specify: _______________ )
- Monthly ----> (Go to
Q{number} <monthly-or-weekly-pay-respondent>
) - Weekly ----> (Go to
Q{number} <monthly-or-weekly-pay-respondent>
) - Daily ----> (Go to
Q{number} <daily-pay-respondent>
) - Hourly ----> (Go to
Q{number} <hourly-wage-respondent>
) - Other ----> (Go to
Q{number} <how-many-hours-work-respondent>
)
[Include overtime pay and exclude bonuses, and give the total amount before tax.]
__ __ __ __ thousand yen per month
__ __ __ __ __ yen
__ __ __ __ __ yen
- Less than 15 hours
- 15 to 21 hours
- 22 to 34 hours
- 35 to 42 hours
- 43 to 45 hours
- 46 to 48 hours
- 49 to 54 hours
- 55 to 59 hours
- 60 to 64 hours
- More than 64 hours
- 0 hours
- 1 to 3 hours
- 4 to 5 hours
- 6 to 10 hours
- 11 to 15 hours
- 16 to 20 hours
- 21 hours or more
- We have no overtime work
- 0 hour
- 1 to 3 hours
- 4 to 5 hours
- 6 to 10 hours
- 11 to 15 hours
- 16 to 20 hours
- 21 hours or more
- We have no overtime work
- Under 50 days
- 50 to 99 days
- 100 to 149 days
- 150 to 174 days
- 175 to 199 days
- 200 to 224 days
- 225 to 249 days
- 250 to 274 day
- 275 to 299 days
- 300 days or more
[If you are an official, circle “Public agency”.]
- Before World War II
- 1945 to 1954
- 1955 to 1964
- 1965 to 1974
- 1975 to 1984
- 1985 to 1988
- 1989 to 1997
- 1998 to 2008
- 2008 to 2017
- 2018 and subsequent
- Public agency
[Exclude any paid leaves carried over from the previous year]
__ __ days
- No paid leave ----> (Go to
Q{number} <company-childcare-leave-respondent>
)
How many total days of paid leave did you actually take in fiscal year (April 1, 2014 to March 31, )?
__ __ days
- Yes, and I can apply for it
- Yes, but I can’t apply for it
- Yes, but I don’t know if I can apply for it
- No ----> (Go to
Q{number} <company-care-leave-respondent>
) - Don’t know ----> (Go to
Q{number} <company-care-leave-respondent>
)
Has anyone around you in the company or organization where you work currently taken childcare leave?
- Yes
- No
- Yes, and I can apply for it
- Yes, but I can’t apply for it
- Yes, but I don’t know if I can apply for it
- No ----> (Go to
Q{number} <employment-insurance-respondent>
) - Don’t know -----> (Go to
Q{number} <employment-insurance-respondent>
)
- Yes
- No
- Yes, I have company employment insurance
- Yes, I have seaman's insurance
- No, I have no employment insurance
Did you participate, under the direction of the company or organization, in any seminar(s) or course(s) in the past year to learn knowledge and skills related to your work?
- Yes
- No ----> (Go to
Q{number} <how-long-learn-respondent-job>
)
- Seminar(s) or course(s) organized by my employer
- Seminar(s) or course(s) organized by a local organization (e.g., chamber of commerce and industry) or trade association
- Seminar(s) or course(s) organized by a related company
- Seminar(s) or course(s) organized by the municipality or prefecture
- Seminar(s) or course(s) organized by a university, college, or vocational school
- Studying abroad
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
How many total days did you participate in seminars and courses in the past year (October -- September )?
- Within 1 day
- 2 to 5 days
- 6 to 10 days
- 11 to 20 days
- 21 to 30 days
- 1 month or more
- In my working hours
- Outside my working hours
- Both in and outside my working hours
- Anyone could do it today
- In several days
- 1-2 weeks
- 1 month
- 3 months
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 2-3 years
- 4-5 years
- 6-9 years
- 10 years or more
Definitely Somewhat Rarely Almost never Don't know (1) The pay/salary is good 1 2 3 4 5 (2) The working hours are long 1 2 3 4 5 (3) It’s easy to take days off 1 2 3 4 5 (4) The commute is short 1 2 3 4 5 (5) There are few or no transfers to other work locations 1 2 3 4 5 (6) It is stable; I’m not worried about losing my job 1 2 3 4 5 (7) There is the potential for growth 1 2 3 4 5 (8) It’s easy to continue working after getting or having children 1 2 3 4 5 (9) I can acquire skills 1 2 3 4 5 (10) I can make use of my skills and abilities 1 2 3 4 5 (11) I am interested in what I do at work 1 2 3 4 5 (12) Workplace relationships are good 1 2 3 4 5 (13) There are opportunities for promotion or advancement 1 2 3 4 5
(Circle one number per item.)
Agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Mostly disagree | Not sure | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) I want to have more authority and responsibility | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
(2) I want to care for my family more, such as doing housework, childcare, and elderly care |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
(3) I want to utilize my talents and skills further | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
(4) I want a higher salary | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
(5) I want to work in the same workplace/company | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
- Yes
- No ---> (Go to
Q{number} <why-did-you-choose-the-company-respondent>
)
- Yes
- No ---> (Go to
Q{number} <work-in-the-same-company-respondent>
)
Over the past 12 months (from October -- September ), has there been any change in A. the temporary employment agency you are registered with or B. the workplace you are dispatched to (where you actually work)?
(a) Temporary employment agency you are registered with
- Yes, there has been change
- No, there has been no change
(b) The workplace where are dispatched to (where you actually work)
- Yes, there has been change ----> (Go to
Q{number} <When-did-you-leave-the-company-respondent>
) - No, there has been no change ----> (Go to
Q{number} <are-there-more-employees-respondent>
)
Did you work one year ago (at the end of september last year) in the same company or organization where you work now?
- Yes
- No ----> (Go to
Q{number} <why-work-different-company-respondent>
)
Are there more employees now than there were one year ago in the company or organization where you work now?
[If you are a civil servant or public official, circle the item "Public agency".]
- More, by at least 30%
- More, by 10 to 20%
- No change
- Fewer, by 10 to 20%
- Fewer, by at least 30%
- Public agency
- Yes, to another office and, as a result, I moved location
- Yes, to another office but I didn’t move
- Yes, to another position in the same office
- No
- No
- Yes
Please go to Q{number} <husbands-occupation>
.
[If you answered "2. No" to Q3.21, please answer following questions.]
Why do you now work at a different company or organization from the one where you worked one year ago (at the end of September last year)?
- Because I changed my job
- Because I was temporarily transferred to the company or organization where I work now ----> (Go to
husband_occupation
) - Because I transferred my domicile ----> (Go to
husband_occupation
) - Because I was transferred due to a company merger or company split ----> (Go to
husband_occupation
)
When did you leave the company or organization where you worked one year ago (at the end of September last year)?
In the month: __ __
Why did you leave the company or organization where you worked one year ago (at the end of September last year)?
- Because of downsizing, or company dissolution or bankruptcy
- Because my work was temporary and unstable there
- Because of bad working conditions (income, working hours, etc.)
- Because I was dissatisfied with work tasks
- Because a member of my household found a job, changed his or her job, or was transferred to another office, or because the office in which he or she was working was transferred to another location
- Because I got married
- Because I was pregnant or had a baby
- Because I had to care for my child
- Because I got sick
- Because I had to care for a member of my household
- Because I found a new job with good conditions or started my own company
- Because I had interpersonal problems at work
- Because I was dismissed
- Because I wanted to study at university, college, or vocational school or prepare to study overseas
- Because I reached the mandatory retirement age or my employment contract finished
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
- I could get by with my husband’s or my parent's income
- I found a new job quickly
- I could get by with a retirement allowance or/and insurance benefits for a while
- I used my savings
- I made purchases with my credit card or borrowed money
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
- I think it was good for me
- I think it was inevitable
- I regret it now
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
- Because they pay well
- Because I could take more days off
- Because of fewer and more flexible working hours
- Because the company or organization was closer to home or a short commute away
- Because there is little or no chance of getting transferred
- Because the company or organization was so profitable, with stable management, that I am not worried about losing my job there
- Because it had potential for growth
- Because I could work comfortably there after getting married or having a baby
- Because I could learn a skill there
- Because I could take advantage of acquired skills
- Because I was interested in the work tasks
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
[Include time worked—both full-time and part-time—at the company or organization where you worked one year ago and at your present workplace.]
For __ __ months
[If you didn’t look for a job in the past year, please write 0.]
For __ __ months
- I didn’t look for a job in the past year.
- Yes, I received it Month(s) ----> For __ __ months
- Yes, I am receiving it now -----> For __ __ months
- I am currently applying for it
- No, I did not receive it although I was registered for employment insurance
- No, I was not registered for employment insurance
[Include time worked—both full-time and part-time—at the company or organization where you worked one year ago and at your present workplace)]
____ companies
In the month: __ __
Please go to
Q{number} <husbands-occupation>
.
[If you answered "3.Student", "4.Housewife and not working from home", or "5. Unemployed" to Q3.1, please answer following questions.]
- Yes
- No ----> (Go to
Q{number} <how-many-months-work-respondent>
)
- Yes
- No
When did you leave the company or organization where you worked one year ago (at the end of September last year)?
In the month: __ __
Why did you leave the company or organization where you worked one year ago (at the end of September last year)?
- Because of downsizing, or company dissolution or bankruptcy.
- Because my work was temporary and unstable there.
- Because working conditions (income, working hours and so on) were bad there.
- Because I was dissatisfied with the content of the work.
- Because a member of my household found a job, changed his or her job, or was transferred to another office, or because the office in which he or she was working was transferred to another place.
- Because I got married.
- Because I was pregnant, had a baby.
- Because I had to care for child.
- Because I became sick.
- Because I had to care for a member of my household.
- Because I found a new job with good conditions, or started my own company.
- Because I had some interpersonal problems there.
- Because I was dismissed.
- Because I wanted to learn in a university, college or professional school, or to prepare for studying abroad.
- Because I reached the mandatory retirement age, or the term of the employment contract expired.
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
- I could get by with my husband’s or my parent's income
- I could get by with a retirement allowance or/and insurance benefits for a while
- I used my savings
- I made purchases with my credit card or borrowed money
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
- I think it was good for me
- I think it was inevitable
- I regret it now
- Other (Please specify: _______________ )
For ____ months
- I didn’t work at all ----> (Go to
Q{number} <plan-to-work-respondent>
)
[Include time worked—both full-time and part-time—at the company or organization where you worked one year ago and at your present workplace.]
____ companies
- I want to start working immediately
- I plan to start working in 2 or 3 years’
- I want to start working sometime in the future
- I have no idea ----> (Go to
Q{number} <receive-unemployment-benefit-respondent>
)
- I am looking for a job right now.
- I plan to start looking for a job soon ----> (Go to
Q{number} <receive-unemployment-benefit-respondent>
) - I am currently receiving job training ----> (Go to
Q{number} <receive-unemployment-benefit-respondent>
) - I plan to start receiving job training soon ----> (Go to
Q{number} <receive-unemployment-benefit-respondent>
) - Nothing specific ----> (Go to
Q{number} <receive-unemployment-benefit-respondent>
)
For __ __ months
- I did ----> For _____ months
- I am receiving it now ----> For _____ months
- I am applying for it
- I did not receive it although I am registered for employment insurance
- I was not registered for employment insurance