### 5. List of Major Health, Labour and Welfare Statistical Surveys

1. Population, Health and Welfare in General

Name of Survey	Objectives	Contents	Target	Frequency	Time of Release
Vital Statistics (Fundamental statistical survey)	Gather information about vital statistical data and obtain basic information for the measures related to health, labour and welfare administration	Matters related to live births, deaths, foetal deaths, marriages and divorces	·Live births, deaths, marriages and divorces notified to municipalities and wards, including ones for those Japanese who reside overseas·Foetal deaths notified to municipalities and wards	Monthly	Prompt reports: Two months after the survey monthMonthly reports: About five months after the survey monthAnnual estimates: January 1 of the year after the survey yearPreliminary annual reports: June of the year after the survey year
Vital, Health and Social Statistics Division, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat	Collect basic information for planning and executing health, labour and welfare measures such as measures to reverse birthrate decline by conducting survey on babies born in 2001 and 2010 and continuous observation of such babies	Composition of the family, employment, child-rearing attitude, house-work for the couple, sharing of child-rearing, how the couple solve problems related to child-rearing, eating habits, types of plays, injuries and diseases, etc.	Babies born in 2001: All babies who were born during the two 17-day periods starting from January 10, 2001, and from July 10, 2001Babies born in 2010: All babies who were born during the 24-day period starting from May 10, 2010	Annual	Released immediately after compilation
Longitudinal Survey of Babies in 21st Century (General statistical survey)	Understand basic matters of people's life including health, medical care, welfare, pension, income, and obtain principal information necessary for planning health, labour and welfare measures	Household occupation/structure/type, household expenses, enrollment in medical insurance, conditions of people requiring long-term care, conditions of main caregivers, use of in-home services, employment status, enrollment in and receipt of public pension, receipt of inpatient/outpatient care, perceived health, conditions of injuries and diseases, income amount by source, taxation, daily living awareness, current savings, current debts, etc.	Households and household members nationwideAbout 280,000 households and 730,000 people are sampled for the every-three-year large-scale survey and about 60,000 households and 140,000 people for other years' surveys	Annual	Released immediately after compilation
Household Statistics Office, Vital, Health and Social Statistics Division, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat	Understand basic matters of people's life including health, medical care, welfare, pension, income, and obtain principal information necessary for planning health, labour and welfare measures	Aim at collecting basic information for planning and executing health, labour and welfare measures such as measures to reverse birthrate declining by conducting survey on male and female samples and continuous observation of their awareness	Composition of the family, status of household economy, employment, health conditions, use of work and child rearing harmonization support systems, etc.	Men and women and their spouses of ages 20 to 34 as of the end of October 2002	Annual
Longitudinal Survey of Adults in 21st Century (continuous survey on living conditions)	Conducted on middle-aged and elderly men and women from the age 50 to 59 including baby-boom generations to collect basic information for planning and executing health, labour and welfare measures. Examples include measures for the elderly through continuous study of the process of change in the mental aspects and facts on their health, work, and social activities as well as identifying changes in behavior or association between events	Family status, health conditions, employment conditions, social activities, housing and family income and expenditure status	Men and women who were aged from 50 to 59 on October, 31 2005	Annual	Released immediately after compilation
Longitudinal Survey of Middle and Elderly Persons (continuous survey on living conditions of middle and elderly persons)	Conducted on middle-aged and elderly men and women from the age 50 to 59 including baby-boom generations to collect basic information for planning and executing health, labour and welfare measures. Examples include measures for the elderly through continuous study of the process of change in the mental aspects and facts on their health, work, and social activities as well as identifying changes in behavior or association between events	Gender, birth year and month, contributions (life insurance or nonlife insurance premiums, taxes), benefits received (life insurance or nonlife insurance payments), receipt of inpatient/outpatient care, means for payment of medical bills, receipt of child care and long-term care	Households and household members nationwideAbout 15,000 households are sampled	Every three yearsThe most recent survey was conducted in 2008	Released immediately after compilation
Longitudinal Survey of Household Statistics Office, Vital, Health and Social Statistics Division, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat	Conducted on middle-aged and elderly men and women from the age 50 to 59 including baby-boom generations to collect basic information for planning and executing health, labour and welfare measures. Examples include measures for the elderly through continuous study of the process of change in the mental aspects and facts on their health, work, and social activities as well as identifying changes in behavior or association between events	Gender, birth year and month, contributions (life insurance or nonlife insurance premiums, taxes), benefits received (life insurance or nonlife insurance payments), receipt of inpatient/outpatient care, means for payment of medical bills, receipt of child care and long-term care	Men and women who were aged from 50 to 59 on October, 31 2005	Every three yearsThe most recent survey was conducted in 2008	Released immediately after compilation
Longitudinal Survey of Middle and Elderly Persons (continuous survey on living conditions of middle and elderly persons)	Conducted on middle-aged and elderly men and women from the age 50 to 59 including baby-boom generations to collect basic information for planning and executing health, labour and welfare measures. Examples include measures for the elderly through continuous study of the process of change in the mental aspects and facts on their health, work, and social activities as well as identifying changes in behavior or association between events	Gender, birth year and month, contributions (life insurance or nonlife insurance premiums, taxes), benefits received (life insurance or nonlife insurance payments), receipt of inpatient/outpatient care, means for payment of medical bills, receipt of child care and long-term care	Men and women who were aged from 50 to 59 on October, 31 2005	Every three yearsThe most recent survey was conducted in 2008	Released immediately after compilation
Longitudinal Survey of Household Statistics Office, Vital, Health and Social Statistics Division, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat	Conducted on middle-aged and elderly men and women from the age 50 to 59 including baby-boom generations to collect basic information for planning and executing health, labour and welfare measures. Examples include measures for the elderly through continuous study of the process of change in the mental aspects and facts on their health, work, and social activities as well as identifying changes in behavior or association between events	Gender, birth year and month, contributions (life insurance or non