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Section A
A1. Overall, how happy would you say you are currently? Using a scale from 0 - 10 where “10” is “very happy” and “0”is “very unhappy”, how would you rate you current level of happiness? (X ONE Box)
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How true for you is each of the following statements? Answer for each on a scale from 1 to 5, where “1” means it isparticularly true for you and “5” means “it doesn't hold true at all for you. (X ONE Box For EACH)
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My daily life is fulfilling .............................................................................. 1
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I wait until tomorrow to do it ................................................................ 1 □I have anxieties about my health ............................................................. 1 □I have been feeling stressed lately ........................................................... 1 □I have been feeling depressed lately ....................................................... 1 □I haven’t been sleeping well lately ........................................................... 1 □Work is something to live for .................................................................... 1 □Work is for making money........................................................................ 1 □I enjoy competing with others................................................................... 1 □

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A3. Suppose that you are to receive money from someone. You can either choose to receive the money today, or 7 days
from today, but the amounts will be different. Compare the amounts and dates below in Option “A” and Option “B”,
and indicate which option you prefer for each of the nine choices.
Option “A”
Receivetodayor¥3,005¥3,003¥3,008¥3,000¥3,005¥3,009¥3,001¥3,002¥3,008

Option “B”
Receive
7 daysfrom today¥3,014¥3,297¥3,037¥3,000¥5,951¥3,068¥3,119¥2,996¥3,011

Which ONE do you prefer?
(X ONE Box For EACH Row)
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A4. Now, suppose that you are to receive money from someone and you can choose either to receive the money 90
days from today, or 97 days from today, but the amounts will be different. Compare the amounts and dates below
in Option “A” and Option “B” and indicate which option you prefer for each of the nine choices.
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daysfrom today¥3,118¥3,000¥3,009¥3,301¥3,035¥3,005¥5,955¥3,001¥3,066

Which ONE do you prefer?
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Option “A”

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A5.

Assume that you know there is a 50% chance of losing ¥100,000 on a given day. You can take out insurance tocover this amount in case of loss. If an insurance policy is sold as listed below, would you purchase it? You may
choose Option “A”, to purchase the insurance, or Option “B”, not to purchase the insurance. Please indicate which
option you prefer for each of the nine insurance prices.
Which ONE do you prefer?
(X ONE Box For EACH Row)
Price of the insurance
Option “A”
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How high does the chance of rain have to be before you will bring an umbrella with you when you go out?
(Write In Number From 0 - 100)%

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Suppose that there is a “speed lottery” with a 50% chance of winning ¥100,000. If you win, you get the prize rightaway. If you lose, you get nothing. How much would you spend to buy a ticket for this lottery? Choose Option “A” if
you would buy it at that price, and choose Option “B” if you would not buy the ticket at that price.
(X ONE Box For EACH Row)

Price of the “speed
lottery” ticket¥10¥2,000¥4,000¥8,000¥15,000¥25,000¥35,000¥50,000

Which ONE do you prefer?
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Option “A”(buy the “speed lottery” Option “B” (DO NOT buy
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Section B - The following questions are about you and your family.

□ Male□ Female

B1.

Your gender:

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Please answer about your marital status. (X ONE Box)
1□ I have a spouse (husband or wife, excluding spouses through common-law marriages)→ (Continue)
2□ I have a spouse through a common-law marriage → (Continue)
3□ I am not currently married, having divorced or separated → (Continue)
4□ I am an unattached widow or widower → (Continue)
5□ I have never married → (Skip to B2-2)
6□ I am currently separated in the process of divorce → (Continue)
7□ I am not married but living with significant other → (Skip to B2-2)

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If you do not have a spouse currently, please write the answer only in the space provided for your answers.
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B4.

When were you and your spouse born? (Write In Number for Month and Year)
You, yourself: Month _____ _____ Year _____ _____ _____ _____Your spouse:Month _____ _____ Year _____ _____ _____ _____

Please indicate you and your spouse’s highest level of education (or equivalent) completed. If he/she is still inschool, “X” the one he/she is in now. (X ONE Box)
YouYour spouse
Graduated from elementary/ junior high school ……………………………………………….1 □1 □Some High School – no degree …………………………………………………………………2 □2 □Graduated from High School …………………………………………………………………….3 □3 □Some College (including Technical College) - no degree …………………………………….4 □4 □Graduated from College (including Technical College) - Associate's Degree (2 year) ……5 □5 □Some university (including old-education-system high school) – no degree ……………….6 □6 □Graduated from University (including old-education-system high school)- Bachelor's Degree (4 year)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 □7 □Some post graduate studies - no degree ………………………………………………………8 □8 □Graduated from graduate school - Master's Degree - MS, MA, MBA, etc. ……………….…9 □9 □Some doctoral studies – no degree …………………………………………………………….10 □10 □Graduated from graduate school - Doctoral Degree - DVM, Ph.D, DDS, etc. ....................11 □11 □If you answered 6-11 for B4, please continue. Otherwise, skip to B54-2.

B4-1

In case you and your spouse (including common-law marriage) attended college, what is you and your
spouse’s major?
(X ONE Box)
YouYour Spouse
Law ................................................................... ……………………………01 □01 □Economics ........................................................ ……………………………02 □02 □Business/Management..................................... ……………………………03 □03 □International Relations/ Sociology .................... ……………………………04 □04 □Humanities/Literature ....................................... ……………………………05 □05 □Education ......................................................... ……………………………06 □06 □Medicine ........................................................... ……………………………07 □07 □Dentistry ........................................................... ……………………………08 □08 □Pharmacology .................................................. ……………………………09 □09 □Nursing ............................................................. ……………………………10 □10 □Health .............................................................. ………………………….…11 □11 □Science............................................................ …………………………….12 □12 □Engineering ..................................................... …………………………….13 □13 □Agriculture ....................................................... …………………………….14 □14 □Home Economics ............................................ …………………………….15 □15 □Art .................................................................... …………………………….16 □16 □Athletics ........................................................... …………………………….17 □17 □Other ............................................................... …………………………….18 □18 □3

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B5.

Please indicate the highest level of education (or equivalent) completed by your and your spouse (includingcommon-law marriage)’s parents. (X ONE Box For EACH)
Your Father
Your Mother
Graduated from elementary/ junior high school ................................………….1 □1 □Some High School – no degree …………………………………………………...2 □2 □Graduated from High School ………………………………………………………3 □3 □Some College (including Technical College) - no degree ................…………...4 □4 □Graduated from College (including Technical College) - Associate's Degree (2 year)…………………………………………………………………………………...........5 □5 □Some university (including old-education-system high school) – no degree ....6 □6 □Graduated from University (including old-education-system high school) - Bachelor's Degree (4 year)………………………………………………………………………………...………..7 □7 □Some post graduate studies - no degree ........................................ …………….8 □8 □Graduated from graduate school - Master's Degree - MS, MA, MBA, etc……. 9 □9 □Some doctoral studies – no degree ............................................. …………….10 □10 □Graduated from graduate school - Doctoral Degree - DVM, Ph.D, DDS, etc. ...11 □11 □Your Spouse’s Father Your Spouse’s Mother
Graduated from elementary/ junior high school ................................………….1 □1 □Some High School – no degree …………………………………………………...2 □2 □Graduated from High School ………………………………………………………3 □3 □Some College (including Technical College) - no degree ................…………...4 □4 □Graduated from College (including Technical College) - Associate's Degree (2 year)…………………………………………………………………………………...........5 □5 □Some university (including old-education-system high school) – no degree ....6 □6 □Graduated from University (including old-education-system high school) - Bachelor's Degree (4 year)………………………………………………………………………………...………..7 □7 □Some post graduate studies - no degree ........................................ …………….8 □8 □Graduated from graduate school - Master's Degree - MS, MA, MBA, etc……. 9 □9 □Some doctoral studies – no degree ............................................. …………….10 □10 □Graduated from graduate school - Doctoral Degree - DVM, Ph.D, DDS, etc. ...11 □
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B6.

When are your and your spouse (including common-law marriage)'s parents’ birth years? (Write The Year For
EACH)Your father____________________Your mother____________________Your spouse’s father____________________Your spouse’s mother____________________

B7.

Please write down the prefecture where you lived when you were in the third grade at junior high school. If you
were born abroad, please write down the name of the country you were born. (Write In)
Name of Prefecture____________________Name of Country____________________

B8.

About how many hours per week do you and your spouse usually work including overtime work? If you don’t workoutside the home, X “don’t work”. If your spouse doesn’t work outside the home, X “doesn’t work”.
(Write In A Number For EACH Row)
You_______________ hours per week
□Don’t work
Your spouse_______________ hours per week
□Doesn’t work

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About how many days in a year do you and your spouse work? If you don’t work outside the home, X “don’t work”.
If your spouse doesn’t work outside the home, X “doesn’t work”.
(Write In Number For EACH Row)
You
Your spouse

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_______________ days per year_______________ days per year

□Don’t work
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To what age do you and your spouse plan to work? If you are already retired, write in your age at the time ofretirement. If you haven’t worked outside the home, X “haven’t worked”. If your spouse hasn’t worked outside thehome, X “hasn’t worked”. (Write In Number For EACH Row)
You
Your spouse_______________ years old_______________ years old

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B11.

What is your occupation and what is your spouse's occupation (Including part-time work)?
(X ONE Box For EACH)
Yourself
Your Spouse
Office and administrative support ............................................................ 01 □01 □Sales and related occupations ................................................................. 02 □02 □Management, business, and financial operations .................................... 03 □03 □Professional and related occupations ...................................................... 04 □04 □Service occupations (healthcare support/protective service,or food preparation and serving-related, security guards, etc.) ........... 05 □05 □Construction, extraction, and maintenance .............................................. 06 □06 □Farming, fishing, and forestry................................................................... 07 □07 □Housewives/Househusbands ................................................................. 08 □08 □Student ..................................................................................................... 09 □09 □Retired (excluding housewives/househusbands) ................................... 10 □10 □Unemployed (excluding housewives/househusbands)...................... 11 □11 □Other (Specify): _______________________________________ ........ 12 □12 □If you answered 1 to 7 for yourself and/or your spouse for B11, please continue. Otherwise, skip to B10
B11-1. What is the type of employment of you and of your spouse?

(X ONE Box)
Yourself
Employee of private company or organization .......................................... 1 □Government employee .............................................................................. 2 □Management position ................................................................................ 3 □Self-employed ........................................................................................... 4 □Family employee (in self-employed business) .......................................... 5 □Your Spouse

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Yourself
Your Spouse
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1 □Part-time employee ................................................................................... 2 □2 □Student part-time employee ...................................................................... 3 □3 □Temporary work (sent to a company from a temporary job agency,
internship, specific project for a company, etc.) .................................... 4 □4 □Contract worker ......................................................................................... 5 □5 □Other: ............. .......................................................................................... 6 □6□
B11-3. For how many years have you been working for your present employer? And for how many years has your spousebeen working for his or her present employer? (X ONE Box)
Yourself
Your SpouseLess than a year ........................................................................................ 1 □1 □A year to less than 5 years........................................................................ 2 □2 □5 years to less than 10 years .................................................................... 3 □3 □10 years to less than 20 years .................................................................. 4 □4 □20 years to less than 30 years .................................................................. 5 □5 □30 years to less than 40 years .................................................................. 6 □6 □More than 40 years ................................................................................... 7 □7 □B11-4. Approximately how many employees are working for the company that employs you, and how many are working
for the company that employs your spouse? Indicate the approximate numbers including the head office, allbranch offices, branch stores, sales offices and factories. If the employer is a government organization, select"Government employee." (X ONE Box)
Yourself
Your Spouse
1 to 5 people ............................................................................................. 1 □1 □6 to 29 people ........................................................................................... 2 □2 □30 to 99 people ......................................................................................... 3 □3 □100 to 299 people ..................................................................................... 4 □4 □300 to 499 people ..................................................................................... 5 □5 □500 to 999 people ..................................................................................... 6 □6 □1,000 to 4,999 people ............................................................................... 7 □7 □5,000 or more people ................................................................................ 8 □8 □Government employee .............................................................................. 9 □9 □5

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B11-5. Which one of the following best describes the industry in which you work, and which one best describes the
7industry in which your spouse works? (X ONE Box)
Yourself
Your Spouse
Agriculture and related industries ............................................................ 01 □01 □Mining ....................................................................................................... 02 □02 □Construction ............................................................................................. 03 □03 □Manufacturing .......................................................................................... 04 □04 □Wholesale trade/Retail trade .................................................................... 05 □05 □Finance and insurance ............................................................................. 06 □06 □Real estate ............................................................................................... 07 □07 □Transportation/Telecommunications ........................................................ 08 □08 □Utilities ...................................................................................................... 09 □09 □Services.................................................................................................... 10 □10 □Education ................................................................................................. 11 □11 □Others....................................................................................................... 12 □12 □B11-6. Please select one statement that applies to your own and your spouse’s home teleworking situation last January(2020) and now, and enter the applicable number. (X ONE Box)
Yourself (now)Your Spouse (now)
I’m almost always commuting to the workplace ........................................ 1 □1 □I’m doing home teleworking 1 or 2 times a week ...................................... 2 □2 □I’m doing home teleworking 3 or more times a week ................................ 3 □3 □I’m not currently working ........................................................................... 4 □4 □Yourself (in Jan. 2021) Your Spouse (in Jan. 2021)
I almost always commuted to the workplace. ........................................... 1 □1 □I did home teleworking 1 or 2 times a week .............................................. 2 □2 □I did home teleworking 3 or more times a week ....................................... 3 □3 □I wasn’t working last January .................................................................... 4 □4 □All respondents should answer the following question
B12.
Approximately how much was your salary or hourly wage in 2021 (including business income if you are
self-employed), and approximately how much was your spouse’s salary or hourly wage? (Write In)
You:

Salary per month ¥_____ _____ _____ _____orWage per hour ¥_____ _____Your spouse:

Salary per month ¥_____ _____ _____ _____orWage per hour ¥_____ _____

B13.

Approximately how much was the annual earned income of you and your spouse before taxes, including bonuses
and business income in 2021? (X ONE Box)
Yourself
Your Spouse
None ............................................................................................... 01 □01 □Less than ¥1,000,000 .................................................................... 02 □02 □¥1,000,000 to less than ¥2,000,000............................................... 03 □03 □¥2,000,000 to less than ¥4,000,000............................................... 04 □04 □¥4,000,000 to less than ¥6,000,000............................................... 05 □05 □¥6,000,000 to less than ¥8,000,000............................................... 06 □06 □¥8,000,000 to less than ¥10,000,000............................................. 07 □07 □¥10,000,000 to less than ¥12,000,000........................................... 08 □08 □¥12,000,000 to less than ¥14,000,000........................................... 09 □09 □¥14,000,000 or more ...................................................................... 10 □
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Are you or your spouse currently seeking jobs? (Please answer regardless of whether you presently have a job.)(X ONE Box For EACH Row). If you and your spouse are seeking jobs, please indicate the duration of yoursearch. If it is more than one month, please write in a specific duration□ Seeking a job
2□ Not seeking a job

1.Less than a month 2.More than a month (___year/s ___month/s)□ Seeking a job□ Not seeking a job

1.Less than a month 2.More than a month (___year/s___month/s)

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How long does it take for you, and for your spouse, to commute? If you or your spouse do/does not work, pleaseindicate 0 (Write In Number).
You:
Your spouse:

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____hours______minutes____hours______minutes

How much time do you and your spouse spend doing housework everyday? Please answer an average amount oftime per day for weekdays and weekends. (Write In)
You:
week days: ____hours______minutes;Your spouse: week days: ____hours______minutes;

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B17.

Which of the following best describes your current household? (X ONE Box)
1 □Single2 □You and your parent(s)3 □You and your spouse
4 □You, your spouse and your children
5 □You and your children (no spouse)
6 □You, your spouse, and your (or your spouse's) parent(s)7 □You, your spouse, your children and your (or your spouse's) parent(s)8 □You, your spouse, your children and your (or your spouse's) parent(s)/sibling(s)9 □You and your friend(s)10 □□ Others (Specify):__________________

B18.

How many people are currently living in your household including yourself? (Write In)# of people: _____ _____

B19.

How many sons and daughters do you have? If you do not have any children, please indicate 0 in the following
boxes. (Write In Number)
Son

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How much did you spend on durable consumer goods such as housing, cars, and expensive electric products foryour entire family in 2021? (Write In)
Approximate expense in 2021 for entire family ¥_____________________B21.

Did your household purchase a house (or condo) in 2021? (X ONE Box)
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How much were the average food expenses of your entire family per month in 2021?

(Write In For EACH Row)

Approximate food expenses (excluding expenses of eating out) . ¥____________________ per month
Approximate expenses of eating out ............................................ ¥____________________ per month
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How much were the average expenditures of your entire family per month in 2021? Exclude durable consumer
goods purchased such as housing, cars, expensive electronic products, taxes, insurance premiums, andmortgage interest. Include costs of public utilities and energy bills. (Write In)
Approximate monthly expense in 2021 for entire family: ¥_________________________ per month

In 2022, what will be the approximate percentage change in your family’s total annual expenditures comparedwith 2021? Select the most appropriate response from the following list. (X ONE Box)
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through the news or in your daily life) into consideration? Please answer on a scale of 1 to 4, where “1” means you
did not consider that factor at all (it is not important to you), and “4” means you took that factor into carefulconsideration (it is important to you). (X ONE Box for EACH Row)
When predicting the inflation rate for 2022 (the whole year)
Not important Not that important
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policies until now………………………………1 □2 □Prospects of Bank of Japan and thegovernment’s future policies………………….1 □2 □Trends in consumer prices until now………….1 □2 □Future trends in consumer prices……………..1 □2 □Changes in the wage level until now………….1 □2 □7Slightly important3

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B27.

Approximately how much was the annual earned income before taxes and with bonuses included of your entire
household for 2021? (If you are a student, please indicate the income of your parents' entire household.)(X ONE Box)
01 □ Less than ¥1,000,000
02 □¥1,000,000 to less than ¥2,000,000
03 □ ¥2,000,000 to less than ¥4,000,000
04 □¥4,000,000 to less than ¥6,000,000
05 □ ¥6,000,000 to less than ¥8,000,000
06 □¥8,000,000 to less than ¥10,000,000
07 □ ¥10,000,000 to less than ¥12,000,000
08 □¥12,000,000 to less than ¥14,000,000
09 □ ¥14,000,000 to less than ¥16,000,000
10 □¥16,000,000 to less than ¥18,000,000
11 □ ¥18,000,000 to less than ¥20,000,000
12 □More than ¥20,000,000

B28.

What is the nature of your residence?

(X ONE Box)

□ Your own house (a single-family house)
2 □ Your own condominium
3 □ Private rented house (a single house or an apartment)
4 □ Supplied house (a company house or an official residence)1□ Government-owned housing
6 □Lodgings (Hotels, Motels, etc.)
7 □Dormitory, Group Quarters, etc.
8 □Others5

B29.

Approximately how much is the present appraised value of all housing and property owned by your entire
household? (If you are a student, please answer about the housing and property owned by your parents' entire
household.) (X ONE Box)
01 □ Do not possess housing or properties
06 □ ¥20,000,000 to less than ¥30,000,000
02 □ Less than ¥5,000,000
07 □ ¥30,000,000 to less than ¥40,000,000
03 □ ¥5,000,000 to less than ¥10,000,000
08 □ ¥40,000,000 to less than ¥50,000,000
04 □ ¥10,000,000 to less than ¥15,000,000
09 □ ¥50,000,000 to less than ¥100,000,000
05 □ ¥15,000,000 to less than ¥20,000,000
10 □ ¥100,000,000 or more

B30.

Approximately how much is the balance of financial assets (savings, stocks, bonds, insurance, etc.) of your entire
household? (If you are a student, please indicate the balance of financial assets of your parents' entire
household.) (X ONE Box)
01 □ Less than ¥2,500,000
06 □ ¥15,000,000 to less than ¥20,000,000
02 □ ¥2,500,000 to less than ¥5,000,000
07 □ ¥20.000,000 to less than ¥30,000,000
03 □ ¥5,000,000 to less than ¥7,500,000
08 □ ¥30,000,000 to less than ¥50,000,000
04 □ ¥7,500,000 to less than ¥10,000,000
09 □ ¥50.000,000 to less than ¥100,000,000
05 □ ¥10,000,000 to less than ¥15,000,000
10 □ ¥100,000,000 or more

B31.

Please indicate which of the following financial assets you own. (X ALL That Apply)
01 □ Bank savings (including cooperative banks, credit unions and other associations)
02 □ Corporate bonds
03 □ Life insurance
04 □ Stocks
05 □ Investment Trusts
06 □ Foreign currency deposits
07 □ Futures / Options
08 □ Japan. Government bonds
09 □ Government bonds of foreign countries
10 □ Private individual pensions (from life insurance companies, etc.)
11 □ Company pensions
12 □ Cash
13 □ None → (Skip to B35)→(Continue)

B31-1. What percentage of the financial assets of your entire household are in the following?
(Write In % For Group B only)Group A: Bank savings, Postal savings, cash, Japanese government bonds
Group B: Investment trusts, stocks, futures/options, corporate bonds, foreign currency deposits, government bonds offoreign countries __________%

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B32. If you were to win a large amount of money in a lottery, how much would you set as your annual household
consumption amount? Please answer hypothetically in units of 10,000 yen upon reading the following questions[1] First, how much was your household’s annual consumption amount (including living expenses, leisure expenses,
medical expenses, education expenses and all other expenditures) in 2021? Please enter, aligning to the right, inthe B-0 space at the bottom left of the following table.
[2] Let’s assume that you win the lottery. In that case, how much do you think your expenditure would be?
Please answer assuming that you win 20 million yen, 100 million yen, and 200 million yen respectively.
Ａ．How much special expenditure, which you would otherwise not spend, would you have in this case?
Please enter the respective amounts, aligning to the right, from A1 to A3.
Enter 0 if you would put the entire amount into savings.
Ｂ．How much is your regular annual consumption amount (including living expenses, leisure expenses, medical
expenses, education expenses and all other expenditures) in daily life? Please enter the respective amounts,aligning to the right, from B1 to B3.

Special expenditure

Regular annual
consumption
amount

B33.

Now

Winning 20 million
yen in the lottery

Winning 100 million
yen in the lottery

Winning 200 million
yen in the lottery-

A-1. Forecast
special expenditureA-2. Forecast
special expenditureA-3. Forecast
special expenditure__________ ten
thousand yen__________ ten
thousand yen__________ ten
thousand yen

B-0. Last year’s
annualconsumption
amount

B-1.Forecast annual
consumption
amount

B-2.Forecast annual
consumption
amount

B-3.Forecast annual
consumption
amount__________ ten__________ ten__________ ten
thousand yen

thousand yen

thousand yen__________ ten
thousand yen

Do you currently have any debts? Debts here include housing loans, car loans and any other installment
payments on which you have to pay interest charges. (X ONE Box)
1 □ No debts→ (Skip to B38)
2 □ Yes, have debts

B33-1. If you are paying off housing loan(s), what is the current balance of your housing loan(s)?
1 □ Less than ¥2,500,000
2 □ ¥2,500,000 to less than ¥5,000,000
3 □ ¥5,000,000 to less than ¥7,500,000
4 □ ¥7,500,000 to less than ¥10,000,000
5 □ ¥10,000,000 to less than ¥15,000,000
6 □ ¥15,000,000 to less than ¥20,000,000
7 □ ¥20,000,000 to less than ¥30,000,000
8 □ ¥30,000,000 or more
9 □ No housing loans(X ONE Box)

B33-2. Do you have any debts other than housing loan(s), including car loans and any other installment payments on
which you have to pay interest charges? (X ONE Box)
1 □ No loans other than housing loans→ (Skip to B38)
2 □ Less than ¥500,000
3 □ ¥500,000 to less than ¥1,000,000
4 □ ¥1,000,000 to less than ¥2,000,000
5 □ ¥2,000,000 to less than ¥3,000,000
6 □ ¥3,000,000 to less than ¥5,000,000
7 □ ¥5,000,000 to less than ¥7,500,000
8 □ ¥7,500,000 to less than ¥10,000,000
9 □ ¥10,000,000 or more

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All respondents should answer the following question
B34.

Do you use credit cards? If you do, how do you use them? (X ALL That Apply)
1 □ For payments in full2 □ For payments in installments with no interest
3 □ For payments in installments with interest charges
4 □ For revolving payments
5 □ I have a credit card or cards but do not use it or them
6 □ I do not have a credit card

B35.

Have you ever been rejected for a loan application (excluding housing loans)? (X ALL That Apply)
1 □ Yes2 □ No, but I did not get approved for the full amount for which I applied, only for a reduced amount3 □ Did not apply because I did not think I would be approved
4 □ No, I have always been able to borrow the amount I applied for5 □ I have never attempted to borrow money

B36.

How would you describe your current health status: Is it excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor? (X ONE Box)
1 □ Excellent
3 □ Good
5 □ Poor2

B37.

□ Very good4

□ Fair

Do you smoke? (X ONE Box)
01 □ Never smoked ➔ Skip to B49
02 □ Hardly smoke
03 □ Occasionally smoke
04 □ I smoke about 1 to 5 cigarettes a day
05 □ I smoke about 6 to 10 cigarettes a day□ I smoke about 11 to 20 cigarettes a day□ I smoke about 21 to 30 cigarettes a day
08 □ I smoke about 31 to 40 cigarettes a day
09 □ I smoke 41 cigarettes or more a day
10 □ I used to smoke, but I quit
06
07

B37-1.

Would you like to quit smoking? (X ONE Box)
1 □ Yes, I want to quit smoking
2 □ I want to reduce the amount of cigarettes I smoke
3 □ No, I don’t want to quit smoking
4 □ I don’t know
5 □ I don’t smoke

B38.

Do you exercise? (X ONE Box)
1 □ Almost everyday
2 □ A few times a week
3 □ About once a week4
5

□ About once a month□ Don't exercise at all

B39.

Do you drink alcoholic beverages? (X ONE Box)
1 □ Don't drink at all
2 □ Hardly drink (a few times a month or less)3 □ Drink sometimes (a few times a week)
4 □ A can of beer (350ml) or its equivalent a day, almost everyday
5 □ 3 cans of beer (350ml x 3) or its equivalent a day, almost everyday
6 □ 5 cans of beer (350mlx 5) or its equivalent a day, almost everyday

B40.

Do you gamble in lotteries or at casinos or bet on sporting events or horse races?
1 □ Don't gamble at all
5 □ Once a month or so
2 □ I used to gamble, but I quit
6 □ Once a week or so
3 □ Hardly gamble
7 □ Almost everyday
4 □ Several times a year or so(X ONE Box)

All respondents should answer the following question.
C1.

Do you have the following information devices? (X ALL That Apply)
1 □ Computer for your own exclusive use
4□Tablet shared with family
2 □ Computer shared with family
5□ Smartphone
3 □ Tablet for your own exclusive use
6□ Mobile phone other than a smartphone

C2. On what date did you complete this survey?
Day:

Month:(in 2022)

If you got married within the last one year, please answer the following questions.
For Otherwise, this is the end of the questionnaire. Thank you for your help with this study.
Thank you for your help with this study.

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