23. About your progress thus far

23.1. Looking back on your life, how much effort and awareness have you devoted to the following topics? Please tell us your current estimation of whether you feel it has been excessive or insufficient, centering on “Just right.” (Circle one number per item.)

Very excessive

Somewhat excessive

Just right

Somewhat insufficient

Very insufficient

Not applicable

  1. Studying and engagement in extracurricular activities as a student.

1

2

3

4

5

6

  1. Work.

1

2

3

4

5

6

  1. Worrying about income and household spending.

1

2

3

4

5

6

  1. Time related to housework and family.

1

2

3

4

5

6

  1. Regarding your husband (spouse).

1

2

3

4

5

6

  1. Children’s education and discipline.

1

2

3

4

5

6

  1. Relationships with friends and acquaintances.

1

2

3

4

5

6

  1. Worrying about approval from family members (parents, husband, etc.).

1

2

3

4

5

6

  1. Worrying about approval from people around you (teachers, bosses, friends, etc.).

1

2

3

4

5

6

  1. Behaving like a woman or a girl.

1

2

3

4

5

6

23.2. Reflecting on how you’ve lived your life to date, how applicable are the following items? (Circle one number per item.)

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

  1. I have always had a variety of goals in life.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I had opportunities for awareness and discovery in my family life, work, travel, etc.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I engaged in things that I found meaningful and rewarding other than housework and work, such as hobbies and volunteering.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I have often faced difficult situations.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I have tried a wide variety of new things.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I think you’ve only got one life to live.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. My life has been monotonous.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I think that I’ve lived a meaningful and valuable life.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I have felt a lot of joy and happiness.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I have felt a lot of sadness and pain.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I have often felt uplifted.

1

2

3

4

5

  1. I have often felt that my days were boring.

1

2

3

4

5

23.3. Do you think your generation had a good environment or a good situation with regard to the following items? Please answer with your own evaluation. In addition, please tell us how you felt about the generations above and below you. (Circle one number per item.)

23.3.1. Assume that the above and below generations are each about 5-10 years older than you.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Older generation

1

2

3

4

5

My generation

1

2

3

4

5

Younger generation

1

2

3

4

5

23.3.2. Economic prospects upon graduation from school.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Older generation

1

2

3

4

5

My generation

1

2

3

4

5

Younger generation

1

2

3

4

5

23.3.3. Gender equality in terms of employment opportunities and treatment in the workplace (wages, promotions, etc.).

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Older generation

1

2

3

4

5

My generation

1

2

3

4

5

Younger generation

1

2

3

4

5

23.3.4. Men and women being involved in housework and childcare.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Older generation

1

2

3

4

5

My generation

1

2

3

4

5

Younger generation

1

2

3

4

5

23.3.5. Ease of planning a life for the future.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Older generation

1

2

3

4

5

My generation

1

2

3

4

5

Younger generation

1

2

3

4

5

23.3.6. Less competition with others.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Older generation

1

2

3

4

5

My generation

1

2

3

4

5

Younger generation

1

2

3

4

5

23.3.7. Living without being constrained by femininity.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Older generation

1

2

3

4

5

My generation

1

2

3

4

5

Younger generation

1

2

3

4

5

23.4. If you could be reborn into another generation, which generation would you prefer?

  1. Older generation

  2. I am satisfied with my own generation

  3. Younger generation

  4. I can’t decide

23.5. How many of your children are in good health? This includes children living apart, adopted children, stepchildren, foster children, etc. (Please exclude children who have died.)

  1. I have _______ healthy children (skip to next question)

  2. No children (please proceed to About this survey)

23.5.1. Please answer for each healthy child (up to three), beginning with the eldest.

First child

Second child

Third child

  1. Gender
1. Male
2. Female

_ _, _ _ _ _
1. Living with you
2. Living apart

  1. Date of birth (Western calendar)
1. Male
2. Female

_ _, _ _ _ _
1. Living with you
2. Living apart

  1. Current residence
1. Male
2. Female

_ _, _ _ _ _
1. Living with you
2. Living apart

23.5.2. Please answer the following for each of the children above, from the first to the third, as applicable. (Circle all that apply.)

Question

Choises

First child

Second child

Third child

  1. What has it been like raising the child.
1. It was fun.
2. The child was easy to raise.
3. It was a lot of trouble and worry.
4. I have been overprotective.

  1. To what degree did you educate and discipline your child until he or she was 18 years old? If your child is still under the age of 18, please let us know how it has been going so far.
1. I was keenly involved.
2. The usual amount.
3. I was not very interested.

  1. [For children aged 3 year or older] What was the child doing at the age of 3 years?
1. Nursery school.
2. Kindergarten.
3. Home childcare (not attending organized childcare).
4. Other.

  1. [Only for children who have finished school] Regarding financial support and care for your children over the past year.
1. I supported and took care of them, and my children sometimes did the same for me (mutual).
2. I supported and took care of my children (parent only).
3. I was supported and taken care of by my children (child only).
4. None (neither).

  1. [Only for children who have finished school] Regarding financial support and care for your children over the past year.
1. Full-time and regular employees.
2. Dispatched employees.
3. Contract employees, temporary employees, and others.
4. Part-time employees.
5. Self-employed or working for the family business.
6. He/she did not get a job.

  1. [Only for children who have finished school] What is their current form of employment?
1. Full-time and regular employees.
2. Dispatched employees.
3. Contract employees, temporary employees, and others.
4. Part-time employees.
5. Self-employed or working for the family business.
6. He/she did not get a job(in temporary retirement or currently seeking).
7. He/she did not get a job (housewife or other unemployed).

  1. [Only for children who have finished school] Which of the following do you feel best describes your children’s (and children’s spouses, if applicable) current standard of living from the perspective of the general public?
1. High.
2. Medium-high.
3. Medium.
4. Medium-low.
5. Low.

  1. Do your children have any children of their own? (i.e., your grandchild or grandchildren?)
1. Yes. →　_ _ (how many)
2. No.

  1. Are your children married?
1.Yes, at present.
2. Have never been married
3. Have been married, but is now separated or divorced

  1. [For children who have been married] How old were your children when they first got married?

(_ _) years old

  1. [For children who are currently married] What is the highest level of education attained by your children’s spouses?
1. Compulsory education.
2. High school.
3. Junior college.
4. Vocational school or Colleges of Technology (KOSEN)
5. College or University (4years).
6. Graduate school.
7. Other.

  1. [For children who are currently married] Did your children’s spouses graduate from the last educational institution they attended?
1. Yes.
2. No.