DOI: 10.3886/icpsr38171.v1
title: East Asian Social Survey (EASS), Cross-National Survey Data Sets: Families in East Asia, 2016-2018
title: Version 1

description: The East Asian Social Survey (EASS) is a biennial social survey
project that serves as a cross-national network of the following four General
Social Survey type surveys in East Asia: the Chinese General Social Survey
(CGSS), the Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS), the Korean General Social
Survey (KGSS), and the Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS), and comparatively
examines diverse aspects of social life in these regions. Since its 1st module
survey in 2006, EASS produces and disseminates its module survey datasets and
this is the harmonized data for the 6th module survey, called 'Families in East
Asia'.
Survey information in this module is the same topic as the first
module of the EASS 2006, and it focuses on family dynamics and relations.
Respondents were asked about details of their family members; such as, the number of family members, age, sex,
birth order, marital status, employment status, whether they co-resides with
and whether they are alive or deceased. Other
information collected includes contact frequency, intergenerational support
exchanges, and attitudes toward financial support from family members.
Questions also include opinions regarding household chores, lifestyle
preferences, health of respondent and parents, as well as family obligations.
Demographic and other background information includes age, sex,
marital status, religion, years of education completed, employment status,
income, and household size and composition.
description: The purpose of this study is to provide students and scholars in the social science community with integrated East Asian Social Survey datasets collected by coordinated efforts of the participating institutions in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
description: For information on study design, users should refer to PI Documentation or visit the East Asian Social Survey (EASS) website.
description: The data are not weighted, however, this collection contains the weight variable WEIGHT that should be used in analysis. Each participating country weighted the data differently. For further information on the weight variable, please refer to the "Study Description Form" P.I. Documentation.
description: Response Rates: China: 68.9 percent
Japan:

2017: 55.6 percent (JGSS official formula); 49.6 percent (No. of R/Initial sample size)
2018: 54.3 percent (JGSS official formula); 49.9 percent (No. of R/Initial sample size)
Korea: 46.9 percent
Taiwan: 49.7 percent
description: Each participating country conducted its own multi-stage area probability sample. Specifically:

China: Four-stage probability sampling
Japan: Two-stage stratified random sampling; stratified by regional block and population size.
Korea: Four-stage area probability sampling
Taiwan: Three-stage stratified PPS sampling: (1) Primary Sampling Unit (PSU) =township, (2) village (administrative unit under township), (3) individual person.
description: Datasets: 
DS1: East Asian Social Survey (EASS), Cross-National Survey Data Sets: Families in East Asia, 2016-2018
description: Adult populace drawn from the national sample in the four countries. Specifically:

China: 18 and up Chinese citizens living in the China mainland
Japan: Japanese men and women 20-89 years of age living in Japan
Korea: Adult citizens aged 18 and over who live in household in Korea
Taiwan: Population registers
. Smallest Geographic Unit: Region
description: computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI); face-to-face interview; self-enumerated questionnaireFor additional information on the East Asian Social Survey (EASS), Cross-National Survey Data Sets: Families in East Asia, 2016-2018, please visit the East Asian Social Survey (EASS) website.