EASS 2008 - Culture and Globalization in East Asia Questionnaires

EASS 2008 - Culture and Globalization in East Asia

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EASS Study YearCountry
Respondent Number

A: Local cultural activities

Often

Sometimes

SeldomNot at allv4

A1: How often do you watch Japanese
animation?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

v5

A2: How often do you watch Chinese movies?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

v6

A3: How often do you watch Korean TV
drama?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

B: Rituals in East Asia and Their Variationsv7
B1: (Only those who have child) Did you do fortune-telling of name, when you thought your child’s
name?
(1) Yes(2) Nov8
B2: To what extent do you care about auspicious or ominous day for special occasions such as
wedding, moving, or funeral ceremony?
(1) Very much(2) Fairly much(3) Not too much

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C: Preferred qualities of friends
When you associate with your personal friend, how important is each of the following qualities?

v9
v10
v11
v12
v13
v14
v15
v16

a. Honest
b. Responsible
c. Intelligent
d. Cultured
e. Powerful
f. Wealthyg. Loyalh. Warm-hearted

Veryimportant

Important

Neither
important nor
unimportantNot
important

Not importantat all

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)

(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)

(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)

(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)

D: Values
D1: Patriarchy/Gender Role
Neither
agree nor Somewhat
disagreedisagreeStrongly
agree

Agree

Somewhat
agree

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Strongly
agree

Agree

Somewhatagree

v19 (a) It is not desirable to oppose an
idea which the majority ofpeople accept, even if it isdifferent from one’s own.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

v20 (b) One should not express one’s
complaints about others inorder to have good relationshipwith them.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

v17 (a) It is more important for a wife
to help her husband’s career
than to pursue her own career.

DisagreeStrongly
disagree

(5)

(6)

(7)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

DisagreeStrongly
disagree

(5)

(6)

(7)

(5)

(6)

(7)

v17_jpA husband’s job is to earnmoney; a wife’s job is to lookafter the home and family.
v18 (b) The authority of father in a
family should be respectedunder any circumstances.

D2: Harmony

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D3: In-Group Orientation
Neither
agree nor Somewhat
disagreedisagreeStrongly
agree

Agree

Somewhatagree

v21 (a) When hiring someone at a
private company, even if an
unacquainted person is morequalified, it would still be betterto give the opportunity torelatives or friends.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

v22 (b) I would be honored whenpeople who come from thesame town play an importantrole in society.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Strongly
agree

Agree

Somewhat
agree

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Strongly
agree

Agree

Somewhatagree

v25 (a) A life full of risks and chances
is more desirable than an
ordinary and stable life.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

v26 (b) With extra money, I would
invest in items for high returns
even if they are risky.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

DisagreeStrongly
disagree

(5)

(6)

(7)

(5)

(6)

(7)

DisagreeStrongly
disagree

(5)

(6)

(7)

(5)

(6)

(7)

DisagreeStrongly
disagree

(5)

(6)

(7)

(5)

(6)

(7)

D4: Hierarchy/Authority

v23 (a) A subordinate should obey thesuperiors' instructions, even if
the person cannot agree withthem.
v24 (b) If we have capable leaders, it isbetter to let them decide
everything.

Neither
agree nor Somewhat
disagreedisagreeD5: Uncertainty Avoidance/Risk Taking
Neither
agree nor Somewhat
disagreedisagree

E: East Asian Identity (The symbolic images of East Asia)
How close do you feel to…
v27 a) Your city/town of residence
v28 b) [Country]
v29 c) East Asia (adapted)

Very close

Somewhat close

Not so close

Not at all
close

(1)
(1)
(1)

(2)
(2)
(2)

(3)
(3)
(3)

(4)
(4)
(4)

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F: Entertainment activities
F1: How much do you like the following genres of music?
Like verymuch(1)
v30 a) [Western] classical music(1)
v31 b) Rock music(1)
v32 c) Jazz/Blues(1)
v33 d) Popular music(1)
v34 e) [Country’s specific] traditional music

Like
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)

Neutral
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)

Dislike
Dislike very much
(4)
(5)
(4)
(5)
(4)
(5)
(4)
(5)
(4)
(5)

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F2: When people go abroad, some of them may engage in sex-related entertainments. Do you knowthat any of your friends, coworkers, or neighbors had any of these when they went abroad?
(1) Yes, many of them(2) Yes, some of them(3) Yes, few of them(4) None of them--- skip the next question(5) I don’t know

F3: If they did, do you happen to know in which countries they had those sex-related entertainments?
(plural answers)
v36 (1) East Asian countriesv37 (2) South East Asian countries
v38 (3) Europev39 (4) North America
v40 (5) Other (please specify:)

G: Global Knowledgev41
G1: How often do you talk about international issues with your families, friends, or other people?
(1) Almost everyday(2) Several times a week(3) About once a week(4) About once a month(5) Several times a year
(6) About once a year(7) Never

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H: Media Usage
H1: From which of the following sources do you learn international news? Check ALL that apply.
v42 (1) Newspapersv43 (2) Radiov44 (3) TV
v45 (4) Internetv46 (5) Personsv47 (6) Other

I: Cultural contacts
I1: [Travel] Have you ever been to (country or region)?
I2: [Acquaintances] Do you have acquaintances from (country or region)?
(1)Yes(2)NoG1:Travel

Country/Region

G2:Acquaintances

Yes

No

Yes

No

a) China

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(1)

(2)

v55

(1)

(2)

b) Japan

v49

(1)

(2)

v56

(1)

(2)

c) S. Korea

v50

(1)

(2)

v57

(1)

(2)

d) Taiwan

v51

(1)

(2)

v58

(1)

(2)

e) South East Asia

v52

(1)

(2)

v59

(1)

(2)

f) Europe

v53

(1)

(2)

v60

(1)

(2)

g) North America

v54

(1)

(2)

v61

(1)

(2)

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J: Social Distance towards Other Countries
How would you feel about having members of the people from the following countries or regions?
Can you accept the people who are from each of the following countries or regions? (Do not ask about
your own country or region.)

Japan

South Korea

TaiwanChina

South East Asia

EuropeNorth America

Y N
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Y N
v63

Y N
v64

Y N
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Y N
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Y N
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Y N
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J1:Working alongside me(1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2)in my job
v69
v70
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J2: On my street as(1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2)neighbors
v76
v77
v78
v79
v80
v81
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J3: As close kin by(1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2)marriage

K: International Migrationv83
K1: Would you like foreign workers to increase or decrease in [country/region]?
(1) Increase greatly(2) Increase some(3) Stay the same(4) Decrease some(5) Decrease greatlyv84
K2: Would you like foreign brides to increase or decrease in [country/region]?
(1) Increase greatly(2) Increase some(3) Stay the same(4) Decrease some(5) Decrease greatly
v84_tw1
Would you like foreign brides who are from South East Asian to increase or decrease in Taiwan?
v84_tw2
Would you like foreign brides who are from China to increase or decrease in Taiwan?
v84_tw3
Would you like foreign brides who are from other foreign country to increase or decrease in Taiwan?

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L: Attitudes towards Globalization-Nationalism
Now we would like to ask a few questions about relations between (country/region, e.g. South Korea)
and other countries. How much do you agree or disagree with these statements?

v85 L1: (Country/region) should limit
the import of foreign products
in order to protect its national
economy.
v86 L2: (Country/region) should
follow its national interests
even if these would lead toconflicts with other nations.
v87 L3: Increased exposure to foreign
films, music and books isdamaging our own culture.

Neither
agree nor Somewhat
disagreedisagreeStrongly
agree

Agree

Somewhatagree

DisagreeStrongly
disagree

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

M: Overall Evaluation about Globalization
Mobility of people, goods, and capital etc. has been increasing among countries/regions, do you think
it is good or bad for ...

v88 M1: The (country/region)’s
economyv89 M2: Job opportunities for(country/region)’s
workersv90 M3: The (country/region)’s
environment

Neither
Very
Somewhat
SomewhatGood
good nor
good
good
bad
bad

Bad

Very Can’t
Bad choose

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

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N: Social Networkv91
N1: During the last [Chinese] New Year celebration, with how many people other than family
members or relatives did you exchange holiday greetings through telephone, mails, internet, home
visits, or gatherings? Your best estimates are: …
(1) 0(2) 1-4(3) 5-9(4) 10-19(5) 20-49(6) 50-99(7) 100 or morev92
N2: During the last [Chinese] New Year celebration, with how many family members or relatives,
excluding those who live with you, did you exchange holiday greetings through telephone, mails,
internet, home visits, or gatherings? Your best estimates are: …
(1) 0(2) 1-4(3) 5-9(4) 10-19(5) 20-49(6) 50-99(7) 100 or more
*CGSS uses open-ended question, instead of close-ended question for N1 and N2.
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N3: On an ordinary day, with how many people other than family members or relatives do you havecontacts through telephone, mails, internet, or face-to-face? Your best estimates are: …
(1) 0(2) 1-4(3) 5-9(4) 10-19(5) 20-49(6) 50-99(7) 100 or more

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N4: On an ordinary day, with how many family members or relatives, excluding those who live withyou, do you have contacts through telephone, mails, internet, or face-to-face? Your best estimates are:(1) 0
(2) 1-4(3) 5-9(4) 10-19(5) 20-49(6) 50-99(7) 100 or more
N5: Among the people you mentioned in questions N1 to N4, check those occupations in which someof them work from the following:
Yes
No
v95
(1) Legislators, senior officials
___
___
v96
(2) Managers
___
___
v97
(3) Professionals
___
___
v98
(4) Technicians or associate professionals
___
___
v99
(5) Clerical support workers______
v100 (6) Service or sales workers______
v101 (7) Skilled agricultural, forestry or fishery workers______
v102 (8) Craft or related trade workers______
v103 (9) Plant or machine operators or assemblers______
v104 (10) Elementary occupations______*CGSS uses two forms of questionnaire (Form A and Form B). All respondents of EASS answer both
Form A and Form B. N1, N2, and slightly different format of N5 (=N5') are in Form A. N3, N4,
and N5 shown here are in Form B. Data of N5' are converted to match N5.
*TSCS asks N5 about people whom respondents have in mind in N3 and N4.

O: Questions on fluency in English
How would you assess your abilities in :Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

Very poor

v105

O1. Reading a short article in English
newspapers

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

v106

O2. Chatting with English speakers

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

v107

O3. Writing a letter in English

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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P: Optional Questions
s1_cjtP1: Did you obtain a bachelor/master’s/doctoral degree overseas?
(1) Yes(2) Nos2_cjtP2: Did you participate in any professional training or on-the-job training for at least 5 days overseas?
(1) Yes*(2) No*JGSS includes educational training as well as occupational training
cn_frcap
P3: What’s the property right of your current company/work unit (or your last company/work unit)?
(1) State owned(2) Collective owned(3) Private(4) Funded by Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan capital(5) Funded by foreign capital(6) Combined capital(7) Others(8) Not clear
jp_frcap
P4: Do you work for a foreign capital company as your main job?
(1) I work for a foreign capital company(2) I do not work for a foreign capital company(3) Currently, I do not work for pay
tw_frcap
P5: What is the main source of capital of the organization or company you work for?
(1) Foreign capital(2) Domestic capital(3) Both foreign and domestic capital(4) Non-profit organization(5) Public sector

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EASS 2008 Standard Background Variable:sexagemaritalrelig
topboturbrural
cn_regjp_regkr_regtw_reghappy
happy_kr
educyrs
degreeinschlwrkst
fullpart
wrkhrsempcntrt
wrktypewhynowrk
isco88cn_rincjp_rinckr_rinc
tw_rinccn_rincx
jp_rincx
kr_rincx
tw_rincx
hhdnumcn_hinc
jp_hinckr_hinc
tw_hincrltvhincweightspage
spedyrs

R: Sex
R: AgeR: Marital status
R: Religious main groups
R: Top bottom self-placement 10 pt scale
R: Self-assessment of community type
Region: China
Region: Japan
Region: South Korea
Region: Taiwan
R: General happiness
R: General happiness: Korea
R: Education I: years of schooling
R: Education II: highest education level
R: Education I sub: still in school
R: Current working status
R: Working full- or part-time
R: Working hours per week
R: Employment contract of wage employees
R: Employment sector
R: Reasons for having no current work income
R: Occupation ILO, ISCO 1988 4-digit
R: Earnings from main job: China
R: Earnings from main job: Japan
R: Earnings from main job: Korea
R: Earnings from jobs (both main and part-time jobs): Taiwan
R: Income other than main job: China
R: Income other than main job: Japan
R: Income other than main job: Korea
R: Income other than main job: Taiwan
Number of household members
Total household income: China
Total household income: Japan
Total household income: Korea
Total household income: Taiwan
Household income compared
Weighting factor
SP: Age
SP: Education I: years of schooling

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spdegrspinschl
spwrkstspfullpt
spwrkhrs
spempcnt
spwktype
spnowrk
spisco88
cn_spincjp_spinckr_spinctw_spinccn_sincx
jp_sincx
kr_sincx
tw_sincx
paedyrs
padegrmaedyrs
madegr

SP: Education II: highest education level
SP: Education I sub: still in school
SP: Current working status
SP: Working full- or part-time
SP: Working hours per week
SP: Employment contract of wage employees
SP: Employment sector
SP: Reasons for having no current work income
SP: Occupation ILO, ISCO 1988 4-digit
SP: Earnings from main job: China
SP: Earnings from main job: Japan
SP: Earnings from main job: Korea
SP: Earnings from jobs (both main and part-time jobs): Taiwan
SP: Income other than main job: China
SP: Income other than main job: Japan
SP: Income other than main job: Korea
SP: Income other than main job: Taiwan
PA: Education I: years of schooling
PA: Education II: highest education level
MA: Education I: years of schooling
MA: Education II: highest education level12