National Family Research of Japan, 2008-2012 Panel Study (NFRJ-08Panel)

NFRJ-08Panel Outline

Title for the survey in fiscal 2009 and 2010: National Family Research of Japan; Follow-up
Survey name (Japanese): Zenkoku Kazoku Tyousa Paneru Sutadhi
Survey name (English): National Family Research of Japan, 2008-2012 Panel Study
Codename: NFRJ-08Panel
Survey organizer: Japan Society of Family Sociology, NFRJ Committee
Survey company: Tyuuou Tyousasya (Central Research Service Inc.)
Funding: JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 2009-2013 (KAKENHI #21243034)
Survey date: January 2009 through January 2013, every year
Survey area: All over Japan
Sample: NFRJ08 respondents who agreed to participate to the panel surveys (1,879 persons)
Survey method: Mail survey for 2010-2011; Home delivery (leave and pick-up) for 2009 and 2012

= NFRJ08 (self-administrated questionnaires collected through home delivery in January to February 2009)

A mail survey conducted January to February 2010.

A mail survey conducted January to February 2011.

A mail survey will be conducted in January to February 2012.

Self-administrated questionnaires will be collected through home delivery in 2013.

2009, Jan.-Feb.: NFRJ08 (=WAVE1) conducted.
2010, Jan.: The WAVE2 mail survey conducted.
In fiscal 2010: The WAVE3 mail survey conduced. Data cleaning and analysis of data from the WAVE1 and WAVE2 surveys.
In fiscal 2011: The WAVE4 mail survey being conducted. The WAVE3 data will be added to the panel data.
In fiscal 2012: The WAVE5 survey (by home delivery) will be conducted. The WAVE4 data will be added to the panel data.
In fiscal 2013: Data cleaning and analysis of the 5-period (WAVE1-WAVE5) panel data. We will held conferences and will compile the first report.
In fiscal 2014: We will held conferences and will compile the second report.
In fiscal 2015: Data joint use project closed to JSFS members.
In fiscal 2016: The 5-period panel data will be opened to the publis via SSJDA.

We will also held conferences on the arts of repeated survey design and methods for analyzing panel data.

2008, Oct.: NFRJ-08Panel Committee organized
2009, Jan.-Feb.: NFRJ08 (WAVE1) conducted.
2009, June: We sent acknowledgement mail for the participants in the panel surveys.
2009, Sep.: Newsletter volume 1 issued.
2009, Sep.: Call for NFRJ-08Panel Working Group members within JSFS.
2009, Dec.: The WAVE2 survey design decided.
2010, Jan.: The WAVE2 mail survey conducted.
2010, July: Newsletter volume 2 issued.
2010, July-Aug.: Data Cleaning (WAVE1 and WAVE2).
2010, Nov.: Newsletter volume 3 issued.
2010, Dec.: The WAVE3 survey design decided.
2011, Jan.: The WAVE3 mail survey conducted.
2011, June: Newsletter volume 4 issued.
2011, July-Sep.: Data Cleaning (WAVE1-WAVE3).
2011, Dec.: Newsletter volume 5 issued.
2011, Dec.: The WAVE4 survey design decided.
2012, Jan.: The WAVE4 mail survey being conducted.

2009, Sep.: Call for members
2009-12-12 (Sat.): The 1st conference (at The Institute for Research on Household Economics, Tokyo). Meeting of the members. Discussion on the questions for the WAVE2 mail survey.
2010-03-16 (Tue.): The 2nd conference (at Japan Women’s University, Tokyo). Reports on the major panel studies in Japan.
2010-09-13 (Mon.): The 3rd conference (at Seijo University, Tokyo). Lecture on handling and analysis of panel data.
2011-09-09 (Fri.): The 4th conference (at Rutsumeikan University, Kyoto). Results from WAVE1 and WAVE2 Survey data.
2012-02-05 (Sun.): The 5th conference (at Toyo University, Tokyo). Results from WAVE1 – WAVE3 Survey data.

[NFRJ-08Panel Working Group] (Japanese only page)