[Japan] 2009 Preference Parameters Study of Osaka University

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1 1. Thinking about when you were a chil an you were given an assignment in school, when i you usually o the assignment? (X ONE Box) 1 Got it one right away 4 Tene to get it one towar the en 2 Tene to get it one early, before the ue ate 5 Got it one at the last minute 3 Worke on it aily up until the ue ate 2. Thinking about when you were a chil an you were given an assignment in school, when i you plan to o your assignment? (X ONE Box) 1 I planne to get it one right away 4 I planne to get it one rather towar the en 2 I planne to get it one rather early, before the ue ate 5 I planne to get it one at the last minute 3 I planne to work on it aily up until the ue ate 6 I in't make any plans 3. As a chil, what types of incentives i you use in orer to finish your homework correctly? (X All that apply) 1 I i my homework with my friens an mae it a competition to see who coul o a better job 2 I aske my parents to give me a rewar for completing my homework 3 I put a homework scheule in a place where I woul see it 4 I trie to sit at my esk at the same time each ay 5 I use other creative methos for completing my homework 6 I i not follow any specific regimen 1. How true for you are each of the following statements? Answer for each on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means it is particularly true for you an 5 means it oesn't hol true at all for you. (X ONE Box For EACH) My aily life is fulfilling As a chil I often got hurt Once I get use to a higher stanar of living, it is very har to lower it I prefer to get my work one before pleasure I enjoy competing with others If I have work that nees to be complete in one ay, I always finish it that ay If I have work that can wait to be one tomorrow, I wait until tomorrow to o it I know a lot about sports Even if I make plans, I en up procrastinating If there is something that I want, I nee to buy it I always plan things before I actually o them I will never be robbe I plan to spen a lot of money or make purchases for expensive items in the future I on t sit in a priority seat because I want to offer it to others I on t feel uncomfortable borrowing money When I m not sure about the outcome of a situation, I usually expect the best result I think I am goo-looking I am too busy to think of the future I have my hans full with my life an am not able to save much money No matter how angry I get, I on t shout at others I never cut into a line of people I have anxieties about my health I am eeply religious When I am face with a problem, I usually act before I think I ve been feeling stresse lately I ve been feeling epresse lately I haven t been sleeping well lately I ve been feeling lonely lately I know a lot about economics I am popular with members of the opposite sex During thir year in junior high school, I was a fast short istance runner for my grae During thir year in junior high school, I was a fast long istance runner for my grae I want to leave my chilren as much of my inheritance as possible I want to leave my spouse as much of my inheritance as possible

2 5. To what extent o you agree with each of the following statements? Answer on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means you agree completely an 5 means you isagree completely. Of course, you may choose any number in between. (X ONE Box For EACH) It is isgraceful to think of money Since the future is uncertain, it is a waste to think about it Laws must be followe even if they are ba laws As long as you won t get caught it is okay to o something really ba When competition is greater, illegal activity an cheating increase It is the government s responsibility to take care of those who cannot take care of themselves financially People shouln't gamble Saving money is the objective of life Spiritual beings such as Go, Buha, angels an ghosts are real Go is watching an sees all ba ees I feel happy when I o a goo ee that I think benefits others (such as picking up litter in a public park) Let's assume you have two options to receive some money. You may choose Option A, to receive 10,000 Yen in two ays from toay; or Option B, to receive a ifferent amount in nine ays from toay. Compare the amounts an timing in Option A with Option B an inicate which amount you woul prefer to receive for each of the 8 choices. Option A Option B Inclues An Annual Which ONE o you prefer? (X ONE Box For EACH Row) Receiving In 2 Days or Receiving In 9 Days Interest Rate Of: Option A Option B 10,000 9,981-10% ,000 10,000 0% ,000 10,019 10% ,000 10,038 20% ,000 10,096 50% ,000 10, % ,000 10, % ,000 10, % If you chose Option "A" for all the answers in Question 6, please answer this question. What is the lowest amount you woul want to receive in 9 ays from toay if you woul choose Option "B"? If the amount for Option "B" is more than Yen, I woul choose Option "B" (Write In Amount) 6.2. If you chose Option "B" for all the answers in Question 6, please answer this question. What is the most you woul receive in 9 ays from toay if you woul choose Option "A"? If the amount for Option "B" is less than Yen, I woul choose Option "A". (Write In Amount) 7. Let's assume you have two options to receive some money. You may choose Option A, to receive 10,000 Yen in 90 ays from toay; or Option B, to receive a ifferent amount in 97 ays from toay. Compare the amounts an timing in Option A with Option B an inicate which amount you woul prefer to receive for each of the 8 choices. 10,000 9,981-10% ,000 10,000 0% ,000 10,019 10% ,000 10,038 20% ,000 10,096 50% ,000 10, % ,000 10, % ,000 10, % If you chose Option "A" for all the answers in Question 7, please answer this question. What is the lowest amount you coul receive in 97 ays from toay uner Option B that inuce you to choose Option "B"? If the amount for Option "B" is more than, I woul choose Option "B" (Write In Amount) 2

3 7.2. If you chose Option "B" for all the answers in Question 7, please answer this question. What is the most amount you coul receive in 97 ays from toay uner Option B that inuce you to choose Option "A"? If the amount for Option "B" is less than Yen, I woul choose Option "A". (Write In Amount) 8. Now let's assume that you have the option to receive 10,000 Yen in one month from toay or receive a ifferent amount in thirteen months from toay. Compare the amounts an timing in Option A with Option B an inicate which amount you woul prefer to receive for each of the 8 choices. 10,000 9,500-5% ,000 10,000 0% ,000 10,200 2% ,000 10,400 4% ,000 10,600 6% ,000 11,000 10% ,000 12,000 20% ,000 14,000 40% If you chose Option "A" for all the answers in Question 8, please answer this question. What is the lowest amount you coul receive in 13 months from toay uner Option B that inuce you to choose Option "B"? If the amount for Option "B" is more than Yen, I woul choose Option "B" (Write In Amount) 8.2. If you chose Option "B" for all the answers in Question 8, please answer this question. What is the most amount you coul receive in 13 months from toay uner Option B that inuce you to choose Option "A"? If the amount for Option "B" is less than Yen, I woul choose Option "A". (Write In Amount) 9. Now let's assume that you have the option to receive 1,000,000 Yen in one month from toay or receive a ifferent amount in thirteen months from toay. Compare the amounts an timing in Option A with Option B an inicate which amount you woul prefer to receive for each of the 8 choices. 1,000, ,000-5% 1 2 1,000,000 1,000,000 0% 1 2 1,000,000 1,001, % 1 2 1,000,000 1,005, % 1 2 1,000,000 1,010,000 1% 1 2 1,000,000 1,020,000 2% 1 2 1,000,000 1,060,000 6% 1 2 1,000,000 1,100,000 10% If you chose Option "A" for all the answers in Question 9, please answer this question. What is the lowest amount you coul receive in 13 months from toay uner Option B that inuce you to choose Option "B"? If the amount for Option "B" is more than Yen, I woul choose Option "B" (Write In Amount) 9.2. If you chose Option "B" for all the answers in Question 9, please answer this question. What is the most amount you coul receive in 13 months from toay uner Option B that inuce you to choose Option "A"? If the amount for Option "B" is less than Yen, I woul choose Option "A". (Write In Amount) 3

4 10. Now let's assume that you have the option to pay 1,000,000 Yen in one month from toay or pay a ifferent amount in thirteen months from toay. Compare the amounts an timing in Option A with Option B an inicate which amount you woul prefer to receive for each of the 8 choices. 1,000, ,000-5% 1 2 1,000,000 1,000,000 0% 1 2 1,000,000 1,001, % 1 2 1,000,000 1,005, % 1 2 1,000,000 1,010,000 1% 1 2 1,000,000 1,020,000 2% 1 2 1,000,000 1,060,000 6% 1 2 1,000,000 1,100,000 10% If you chose Option "A" for all the answers in Question 10, please answer this question. What is the lowest amount you coul receive in 13 months from toay uner Option B that inuce you to choose Option "B"? If the amount for Option "B" is more than Yen, I woul choose Option "B" (Write In Amount) If you chose Option "B" for all the answers in Question 10, please answer this question. What is the most amount you coul receive in 13 months from toay uner Option B that inuce you to choose Option "A"? If the amount for Option "B" is less than Yen, I woul choose Option "A". (Write In Amount) 11. Let s assume that you are require to spen time cleaning a park. You nee to spen two hours this Sunay (=2 ays from toay) an next Sunay (=9 ays from toay). It seems that the litter in the park will ecrease more than expecte, so the number of hours you nee to clean will be less. To account for this change, you have the option to shorten the hours by one hour this Sunay or shorten some hours next Sunay. Compare the hours an timing below in Option A with Option B an inicate for each row which option you prefer. Option A (Shorten toay) or Option B (Shorten 7 ays from toay) Which ONE o you prefer? (X ONE Box For EACH Row) Option A Option B 1 hour 50 minutes hour 1 hour hour 1 hour 2 minutes hour 1 hour 5 minutes hour 1 hour 10 minutes hour 1 hour 15 minutes hour 1 hour 30 minutes hour 2 hours Let s assume that you are require to spen time cleaning a park. You nee to spen two hours on a Sunay, 90 ays from toay an also 97 ays from toay. It seems that the litter in the park will ecrease more than expecte, so the number of hours you nee to clean will be less. To account for this change, you have the option to shorten the hours by one hour this Sunay or shorten some hours next Sunay. Compare the hours an timing below in Option A with Option B an inicate for each row which option you prefer. Option A (Shorten 90 ays from toay) or Option B (Shorten 97 ays from toay) Which ONE o you prefer? (X ONE Box For EACH Row) Option A Option B 1 hour 50 minutes hour 1 hour hour 1 hour 2 minutes hour 1 hour 5 minutes hour 1 hour 10 minutes hour 1 hour 15 minutes hour 1 hour 30 minutes hour 2 hours 1 2 4

5 13. Let s assume that you are require to spen time cleaning a park. You nee to spen two hours this Sunay (=2 ays from toay) an next Sunay (=9 ays from toay). It seems that the litter in the park will ecrease more than expecte, so the number of hours you nee to clean will be less. To account for this change, you have the option to shorten the hours by one hour this Sunay or shorten some hours next Sunay. Compare the hours an timing below in Option A with Option B an inicate for each row which option you prefer. Option A (Increase toay) or Option B (Increase 7 ays from toay) Which ONE o you prefer? (X ONE Box For EACH Row) Option A 1 hour 40 minutes hour 50 minutes hour 1 hour hour 1 hour 5 minutes hour 1 hour 10 minutes hour 1 hour 20 minutes hour 1 hour 30 minutes hour 2 hours 1 2 Option B 14. In which of the following two ways woul you prefer to receive your monthly income? Assume that your job assignment is the same for each scenario. If you are a epenent (e.g. stuent, housewife, etc.) an not working, please answer base on your monthly income being your actual living expenses.(x ONE Box) 1 Your monthly income has a 50% chance of oubling, but also has a 50% chance of ecreasing by 30% (Answer Q. 14a) or 2 Your monthly income is guarantee to increase by 5% (Answer Q. 14b) 14a. Of the following two jobs, which woul you prefer? (X ONE Box) 1 2 A job that has a 50% chance of the monthly income oubling, but also a 50% chance of the monthly income being cut in half A job for which your monthly income is guarantee to increase by 5% 14b. Of the following two jobs, which woul you prefer? (X ONE Box) 1 2 A job that has a 50% chance of the monthly income oubling, but also a 50% chance of the monthly income ecreasing by 10% A job for which your monthly income is guarantee to increase by 5% 15. In which of the following two ways woul you prefer to receive your monthly income? Assume that your job assignment is the same for each scenario. If you are a epenent (e.g. stuent, housewife, etc.) an not working please answer base on your monthly income being your actual living expenses. (X ONE Box) 1 Your monthly income has a 50% chance of increasing by 60%, but also has a 50% chance of ecreasing by 10% (Answer Q. 15a) or 2 Your monthly income is guarantee to increase by 5% (Answer Q. 15b) 15a. Of the following two jobs, which woul you prefer? (X ONE Box) 1 2 A job that has a 50% chance of the monthly income increasing by 30%, but also a 50% chance of the monthly income ecreasing by 10% A job for which your monthly income is guarantee to increase by 5% 15b. Of the following two jobs, which woul you prefer? (X ONE Box) 1 2 A job that has a 50% chance of the monthly income increasing by 200%, but also a 50% chance of the monthly income ecreasing by 10% A job for which your monthly income is guarantee to increase by 5% 16. Suppose that you have save an amount that is ouble that of your annual househol income an that you must spen the full amount within two years. You have no other income. Look at each of the annual interest rates liste below an inicate in which year you woul spen more money. Please answer taking into account that the balance of the first year can generate interest. (X ONE Box For EACH Interest Rate) Interest Rate: Spen More Money In The FIRST Year Spen More Money In The SECOND Year 0% 1 2 2% 1 2 4% 1 2 6% 1 2 8% %

6 17. Let's assume there is a lottery with a 50% chance of winning 20,000 Yen an a 50% chance of winning nothing. If the lottery ticket is sol for 2,000 Yen, woul you purchase a ticket? (X ONE Box) 1 I woul purchase a ticket (Continue) 2 I wouln't purchase a ticket (Skip To Q. 17b) 17a. What is the most you woul pay to purchase the lottery ticket mentione in Q.17? (Write in) I woul pay up to Yen. (Skip To Q.18) 17b. If the price of the lottery ticket mentione in Q.17 was lowere, at what amount woul you purchase a ticket? (Write in) I woul purchase if the price is lowere to Yen. 18. Let's assume there is a lottery with a 1% chance of winning 1,000,000 Yen an a 99% chance of winning nothing. if lottery ticket is sol for 2,000 Yen woul you purchase a ticket? (X ONE Box) 1 I woul purchase a ticket (Continue) 2 I wouln't purchase a ticket (Skip To Q. 18b) 18a. What is the most you woul pay to purchase the lottery ticket mentione in Q.18? (Write in) I woul pay up to Yen. (Skip To Q. 19) 18b. If the price of the lottery ticket mentione in Q.18 was lowere, at what amount woul you purchase a ticket? (Write in) I woul purchase if the price is lowere to Yen. 19. Let s assume you have a lottery ticket with a 50% chance of winning 20,000 Yen an a 50% chance of winning nothing. If you win, you can receive the prize money immeiately. If there is someone willing to buy this ticket from you for 2,000 Yen, woul you sell it or woul you keep it knowing you have a chance to win the 200,00 Yen prize? (X ONE Box) 1 I woul sell the ticket for 2,000 Yen (Continue) 2 I woul take a chance on winning the 20,000 Yen an keep the ticket instea of selling it for 2,000 Yen (Skip To Q. 19b) 19a. What is the lowest amount you woul sell this lottery ticket mentione in Q.19? (Write in) I woul sell if the price is Yen. (Skip To Q. 20) 19b. If you can sell the ticket mentione in Q.19 at higher price, at what amount woul you sell the ticket? (Write in) I woul sell if the price is Yen. 20. Let s assume you have a lottery ticket with a 50% chance of winning 20,000 Yen an a 50% chance of winning nothing. Even if you win, you can only receive the prize money one week from now. You can either keep the lottery ticket yourself or you can sell it for cash immeiately. If there is someone willing to buy this ticket from you right now for 2,000 Yen, woul you sell it or woul you keep it knowing you have a chance to win the 20,000 Yen prize one week later? (X ONE Box) 1 I woul sell the ticket for 2,000 Yen (You will receive the money immeiately.) (Continue) 2 I woul take a chance on winning the 20,000 Yen an keep the ticket instea of selling it for 2,000 Yen (Skip To Q. 20b) 20a. What is the lowest price at which you woul sell the lottery ticket mentione in Q.20? (Write in) I woul sell if the price is Yen. (Skip To Q. 21) 20b. If you can sell the ticket mentione in Q.20 at higher price, at what amount woul you sell the ticket? (Write in) I woul sell if the price is Yen. 21. Let s assume you have a lottery ticket with a 50% chance of winning 20,000 Yen an a 50% chance of winning nothing. Even if you win, you can only receive the prize money one month from now. You can either keep the lottery ticket yourself or you can sell it for cash immeiately. If there is someone willing to buy this ticket from you right now for 2,000 Yen, woul you sell it or woul you keep it knowing you have a chance to win the 2,000 Yen prize one month later? (X ONE Box) 1 I woul sell the ticket for 2,000 Yen (You will receive the money immeiately.) (Continue) 2 I woul take a chance on winning the 20,000 Yen an keep the ticket instea of selling it for 2,000 Yen (Even if you win, you can only receive the money one month later.) (Skip To Q. 21b) 21a. What is the lowest price at which you woul sell the lottery ticket mentione in Q.21? (Write in) I woul sell if the price is Yen. (Skip To Q. 22) 21b. If you coul sell the ticket mentione in Q.21 at higher price, at what amount woul you sell the ticket? (Write in) I woul sell if the price is Yen. (Skip To Q. 22) 22. Assume that you know there is a 50% chance of having a loss of 20,000 Yen. You can pay 2,000 Yen for insurance to cover this amount in case of the loss. Woul you take out this insurance? (X ONE Box) 1 I woul take out the insurance for 2,000 Yen (Continue) 2 I woul not take out the insurance for 2,000 Yen (Skip To Q. 22b) 6

7 22a. What is the most you woul pay to buy the insurance mentione in Q. 22? (Write in) I woul take out this insurance up to Yen. (Skip To Q.23) 22b. If the price of the insurance mentione in Q.22 is lowere to less than 2,000 Yen, at what price woul you buy the insurance? (Write in) I woul buy the insurance if the price is lowere to Yen. 23. Assume that you know a lottery in which there is a 50% chance of winning 20,000 Yen an a 50% chance of losing 10,000 Yen. You can choose whether to take this lottery ticket or not. In this case, woul you take this lottery ticket? (X ONE Box) 1 I woul take the lottery ticket (Continue) 2 I wouln t take the lottery ticket (Skip To Q. 23b) 23a. What is the most you woul risk losing an still take the lottery ticket mentione in Q.23? (Write in amount) I woul take the lottery ticket up to the loss of _. (Skip To Q.24 ) 23b. If the amount you coul lose on the ticket mentione in Q.23 is lowere to less than 10,000 Yen, how much woul you be willing to lose an still take the ticket? I woul take the lottery ticket if the loss is lowere to. 24. Overall, how happy woul you say you are currently? Using a scale from 0-10 where 10 is very happy an 0 is very unhappy, how woul you rate you current level of happiness? (X ONE Box) Very Happy Very Unhappy Compare to 2 or 3 year ago, o you think that you are happier now than you were then?(x ONE Box) 1 Happier than 2 or 3 years ago 2 About the same as 2 or 3 years ago 3 Less happy than 2 or 3 years ago 4 Don't know 26. Usually, when you go out, how high oes the probability of rain have to be before you take an umbrella? (Write In) More than: % 27. As the proverb says, Nothing venture, nothing gaine, there is a way of thinking that in orer to achieve results, you nee to take risks. On the other han, as another proverb says, A wise man never courts anger, meaning that you shoul avoi risks as much as possible. Which way of thinking is closest to the way you think? On a scale of 0 10, with 10 being completely in agreement with the thinking Nothing venture, nothing gaine, an 0 being completely in agreement with the thinking A wise man never courts anger, please rate your behavioral pattern. (X ONE Box) Nothing Venture, A Wise Man Never Nothing Gaine Courts Danger In which kin of town o you prefer to live, where the people are richer than you or the people are poorer than you? Assume these two towns have the same egree of safety an convenience. (X ONE Box) 1 Live in a town where the people are much richer than you. 2 Live in a town where the people are slightly richer than you 3 Live in a town where the people have the same stanar of living as you. 4 Live in a town where the people are slightly poorer than you. 5 Live in a town where the people are much poorer than you. 6 Either town is OK 29. Please ientify whether each statement below is True or False? (Write True or False for each) ( ) If you borrow 1,000,000 Yen for five years at a compoun annual rate of interest of 5 percent, the total interest you will have to pay is 250,000 Yen. ( ) The Yen can be sai to have weakene relative to the ollar when the exchange rate goes from 100 yen per ollar to 90 yen per ollar. ( ) Formation of a stock company requires minimum 1,000,000 Yen ( ) Saving will not necessarily increase when the interest rate increases. ( ) The unemployment rate is efine as the proportion of the population age 15 or oler that is not working. ( ) Wages will increase when the employer's share of Social Security taxes increases. 7

8 30. How oes your stanar of living compare with that of the people aroun you? (X ONE Box) 1 Theirs is much lower than mine. 2 Theirs is somewhat lower than mine. 3 Theirs is about the same as mine. 4 Theirs is somewhat higher than mine. 5 Theirs is much higher than mine. 30a. In Q. 30, with who s stanar of living i you compare your own? (X ONE Box) 01 Neighbor 02 Classmates of your school ays 03 Relatives 04 Families of your chilren s classmates 05 Person at work in your company who is in your age group, has similar acaemic backgroun, or person who has starte working in the same year 06 Person at work in your company who is assigne with similar job as you are, regarless of their age, acaemic backgroun, year in which one joine a company. 07 Person working in another company in the same business who belongs to the same age group, has similar acaemic backgroun, or person who has starte working in the same year 08 Person working in another company in the same business who is assigne with similar job as you are, regarless of their age, acaemic backgroun, year in which one joine a company 09 Average people in the Japan 10 Average people in the worl 11 Frien or acquaintance excluing above choices 12 Others (Specify): 13 I on t know 31. For the purpose of this question, please assume that your parents are both living an that you o not live with them. Suppose that your parents ha only one-thir as much family income per person to live on as you o. How much of your own family income per month woul you be willing to give to your parents to help them out until things change (possibly a few years)? (X ONE Box) 1 Up to 2 % of your family income per month 2 Up to 5 % of your family income per month 3 Up to 10 % of your family income per month 4 Up to 20 % of your family income per month 5 No help at all 32. For the purpose of this question, please assume that you have a chil an that your chil oes not live with you. Suppose that your chil ha only one-thir as much family income per person to live on as you o. How much of your own family income per month woul you be willing to give to your chil to help out until things change (possibly a few years)? (X ONE Box) 1 Up to 2 % of your family income per month 2 Up to 5 % of your family income per month 3 Up to 10 % of your family income per month 4 Up to 20 % of your family income per month 5 No help at all 33. Suppose that you foun a well-known charity that gave financial help to people who typically ha about one-fifth of your family income per person. Up to how much of your own family income per month woul you be willing to give the charity if you knew the money woul go irectly to benefit these people? (X ONE Box) 1 Up to 2 % of your family income per month 2 Up to 5 % of your family income per month 3 Up to 10 % of your family income per month 4 Up to 20 % of your family income per month 5 No help at all 34. Imagine that you have a 2-year ol chil that has a high fever an is in pain. The octor who you trust tells you that the fever an the pain are harmless. There is a meicine that you coul give your chil that woul cure the sickness, but woul slightly weaken your chil s immune system when he/she turns 50 years ol. What woul you o? (X ONE Box) 1 I woul give the meicine to the chil if the sickness is known to last for one ay. 2 I woul give the meicine to the chil if the sickness is known to last for two ays. 3 I woul give the meicine to the chil if the sickness is known to last for one week. 4 I woul give the meicine to the chil if the sickness is known to last for one month. 5 I woul not give the meicine to the chil. 8

9 35. Imagine that you have a 16-year ol chil who has been working at a restaurant for one month. He/she has been working to earn money to buy a concert ticket an you agree that he/she shoul work. Your chil gets fire an asks you to help out by giving him/her one tenth of the money neee for the concert ticket. The tickets will be sol out if you o not provie the money. What woul you o in this situation? (X ONE Box) 1 I woul provie the money regarless of the reason why the chil got fire. 2 I woul provie the money if the chil is not at fault for being fire. 3 I woul not provie the money because it is not goo for my chil. 4 I woul not provie the money because it will be a waste of money. 36. Please ientify whether each statement below is True or False? (Write True or False for each) ( ) Tiger Woos has alreay achieve the gran slam in men s golf in the same calenar year. ( ) Brazil became the champion of the 2006 FIFA Worl Cup hel in Germany. ( ) In the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, a Swee won the gol meal in Women s Pole Vaulting. ( ) In the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, an American won the gol meal in Men s 100m Track an Fiel. ( ) Japan became the first champion of the Worl Baseball Classics. ( ) The worl recor time for the women s marathon is 2 hours an 15 minutes. Section 2 - The following questions are about you. 1. Your gener: 1 Male 2 Female 2. Do you currently have a spouse? (X ONE Box) 1 I have a spouse (husban or wife, incluing common-law marriage) (Continue) 2 I on't have a spouse (Skip To Q. 3) 2a. When i you marry your current spouse? (Write In #) Month Year or when I was years ol 3. Have you ever experience a eath of your spouse or experience a ivorce or a separation? (X ONE Box) 1 I've experience a ivorce or a separation 2 I've experience a eath of my spouse 3 I've experience both a ivorce/separation an a eath of my spouse 4 I've experience neither 4. What is your height an weight? (Write In #) Height: cm, Weight: kg Please answer the following questions (if you on t have a spouse, just answer about yourself) 5. What is your ominant han at present an from birth? (X ONE Box Uner EACH) Dominants Han At Present From Birth Right-han Left-han Able to use both han with equal skill Please answer the following questions for you an your spouse (if applicable) 6. When were you born? (Write In Number for Month an Year) Your yourself: Month Year Your spouse: Month Year 7. How many brothers an sisters i you have when you were 15 years ol? (Write In Number For EACH) Oler brothers... Younger brothers... Oler sisters... Younger sisters How many brothers an sisters o you have now who are alive? (Write In Number For EACH) You: Oler brothers... Younger brothers... Oler sisters... Younger sisters... Your spouse: Oler brothers... Younger brothers... Oler sisters... Younger sisters... 9

10 9. Please inicate the highest level of eucation (or equivalent) complete by you an your spouse. If you are still in school, X the one you are in now. (X ONE Box For EACH) Yourself Your Spouse Grae school Some High School Grauate High School Some College (2 year) - no egree Grauate College - Associate's Degree (2 year) Some College (4 year) - no egree 6 6 Grauate College - Bachelor's Degree (4 year) Some post grauate stuies - no egree Masters Degree - MS, MA, MBA, etc Some Doctoral stuies - no egree Doctoral Degree - DVM, Ph.D, DDS, etc Before entering first grae, what kins of chilcare service i you an your spouse receive? Please X the services you have receive for each age. 11. About how many hours per week o you an your spouse usually work incluing overtime work? If you on t work outsie the home, X on t work. If you on t have a spouse, X no spouse an if your spouse oesn t work outsie the home, X oesn t work. (Write In A Number For EACH Row)(Write In Number For EACH Row) You hours per week - x Don t work Your spouse hours per week + 0 No spouse - 1 Doesn t work 11a. About how many hours per week in pai overtime o you an your spouse work? (Write in a number for each row) If you or your spouse o not work overtime, please leave the answer blank. You hours per week - x Don t work Your spouse hours per week + 0 No spouse - 1 Doesn t work 11b. About how many hours per week in unpai overtime o you an your spouse work? (Write in a number for each row. If you or your spouse o not work overtime please leave the answer blank. You hours per week - x Don t work Your spouse hours per week + 0 No spouse - 1 Doesn t work Please answer if you on t work. 11c. If you were working, what o you estimate you woul be making per hour? (Write In) $ per hour 12. About how many ays in a year o you an your spouse work? If you on t work outsie the home, X on t work. If you on t have a spouse, X no spouse an if your spouse oesn t work outsie the home, X oesn t work. (Write In Number In For EACH Row) You ays in a year - x Don t work Your spouse ays in a year + 0 No spouse - 1 Doesn t work 13. To what age o you an your spouse plan to work? If you are alreay retire, write in your age at the time of retirement. If you haven t worke outsie the home, X haven t worke. If you on t have a spouse, X no spouse an if your spouse hasn t worke outsie the home, X hasn t worke. (X ONE Box An Write In Number In For EACH Row) You years ol: - x Haven t worke Your spouse years ol: + 0 No spouse - 1 Hasn t worke 10

11 14 What are your an your spouse s occupations? (X ONE Box For EACH) You Your spouse 01 Office an aministrative support 02 Sales an relate occupations 03 Managerial occupations (section chief or superior positions at government or private company) 04 Specialist/Technical Experts (Teacher, Meical Doctor, Engineer, Writer) 05 Service occupations (Hairresser, Hall staff, Receptionist, Taxi river, Security staff) 06 Inustrial occupations (carpenter, service engineer, prouction worker) 07 Farming, fishing, an forestry 08 Housewife/Househusban(Part-time worker) 09 Housewife/Househusban(unemploye) 10 Stuent 11 Retire (except Housewife/Househusban) 12 Unemploye (except Housewife/Househusban) 13 Others (Specify) If you answer 1 to 8 for yourself an your spouse for Q.14, please continue. Otherwise, skip to Q a. What is your type of employment? (Write In Number) 1. Company employee/organization staff 2. Government employee 3. Businessman/Director 4. Self-employe 5. Family business employee (in self-employe business) 14b. What is your employment status? (Write In Number) 1. Full-time employee 2. Part-time employee 3. Stuent part-time employee 4. Temporary work (sent to a company from a temporary job agency, internship, specific project for a company, etc.) 5. Contract worker 6. Other (Specify): 14c. In the past two years, what kin of registere temporary employment have you taken? Write in Number that best escribes the type of work. 1. Mostly jobs lasting one ay 2. Mostly jobs lasting two to less than ten ays 3. Mostly jobs lasting ten ays to less than three months 4. Mostly jobs lasting three months or more 5. I i not take any registere temporary employment 14. How many years have you been working for your present company? (Write In Number) 1. Less than a year 2. A year to less than 5 years 3. 5 years to less than 10 years years to less than 20 years years to less than 30 years years to less than 40 years 7. More than 40 years 14e. Approximately how many employees work for the company/office where you work? Answer the approximate number incluing all the hea office, branch offices, branch stores, sales offices an factories. If you work for a government organization, select "Government employee." (Write in Number) 1. 1 to 5 people 2. 6 to 29 people to 99 people to 299 people to 499 people to 999 people 7. 1,000 to 4,999 people 8. 5,000 to more people 9. Government employee 11

12 14f. Which one of the following best escribes the inustry in which you work? (Write in Number) 1. Agriculture an relate inustry 2. Mining inustry 3. Construction inustry 4. Manufacturing inustry 5. Wholesale trae/retail trae inustry 6. Finance an insurance inustry 7. Real estate business 8. Transportation/Telecommunications inustry 9. Electric/Gas/Water/Heat supply inustry 10. Service inustry 11. Eucation inustry 12. Other 14g. To what extent is your salary or wage base on your work performance? (Write in Number) 1. The wage is base almost entirely on performance 2. The wage is base mostly on performance 3. The wage is base slightly on performance 4. The wage is not at all base on performance 14h. About how har o you work each ay? Please answer base on the amount of work you o per hour. (Write in Number) 1. I coul not work any harer than currently 2. I work har an continuously 3. I work continuously but not har 4. I work but have some owntime 5. I work but have a lot of owntime 15. Do you have any chilren? (Write in Number) 1. No chilren (Skip To Q.16) 2. Have chilren # of chilren (Write In): (Continue) 15a. How ol is your youngest chil now? (Write In) years ol 16. Approximately how much was your salary or hourly wage in 2008 (incluing business income if you are self-employe), an approximately how much was your spouse s salary or hourly wage?(write In) You: salary per month or Wage per hour Your spouse: salary per month or Wage per hour 17. Approximately how much was the annual earne income of you an your spouse before taxes, incluing bonuses an business income in 2008? (Write In Number) You Your spouse 1. None 2. Less than 1,000, ,000 to less than 2,000, ,000,000 to less than 4,000, ,000,000 to less than 6,000, ,000,000 to less than 8,000, ,000,000 to less than 10,000, ,000,000 to less than 12,00, ,000,000 to less than 14,000, ,000,000 or more 17a. Base on your annual income above, what is the percentage of non-labor income (income other than earne income or business earnings)? This consists of income from assets, payments from the government, age-relate benefits such as isability insurance payments, an pensions, money provie from your relatives, an extra income from lotteries or gambling. Also, o you think your non-labor income will increase in the future? 12

13 18. Which of the following best escribes your current family status? (X ONE Box) 1. Single 2. Husban an wife 3. Husban, wife an chilren 4. Single parent an chilren 5. Husban, wife, chilren an you or your spouse's parents 6. Husban, wife, chilren, you or your spouse's parents, brothers an sisters 7. Others (Specify): 19. How many people are currently living in your househol? (Write In) # of people: 20. How much were the average foo expenses of your entire family per month in 2008? (Write In For EACH Row) Approximate foo expenses (excluing expenses of eating out). per month Approximate expenses of eating out... per month 21. How much i you spen on urable consumer goos such as housing, cars, an expensive electronic proucts for your entire family in 2008? (Write In) Approximate expense in 2008 for entire family hunre million ten thousans 22. How much were the average expenitures of your entire family per month in 2008? Exclue urable consumer goos purchase such as housing, cars, expensive electronic proucts, taxes, insurance premiums, an mortgage interest. Inclue costs of public utilities an energy bills. (Write In) Approximate expense in 2008 for entire family ten thousans per month 22a. Please answer this question if there are members in your househol besies yourself. Of all the money spent by your househol per month, what percentage o you spen? What percentages o the other members of your househol spen? Please write in the average percentage of money spent by you, by your spouse an by other members, an the average percentage allocate to common use, so that the percentages a up to be 100% for your entire househol. (Write In) 22b. Please answer this question if you have a spouse. Who mainly ecies on expenitures, savings an investments for your househol? (X ONE Box For EACH Row) 22c. If you an your spouse both ecie on expenitures, savings an investments o the following statements hol true for you an for your spouse? (X ONE Box For EACH Row) 23. How much i the gross expenitures of your entire family change in 2008 as compare to 2007? (X ONE Box) by more than 9% by 7-9% by 5-7% by 3-5% by 1-3% by less than 1% OR by less than 1% by 1-3% by 3-5% by 5-7% by 7-9% by more than 9%

14 24. How much o you estimate that the gross expeniture of your entire family will change in 2009 as compare to 2008? (X ONE Box) by more than 9% by 7-9% by 5-7% by 3-5% by 1-3% by less than 1% OR by less than 1% by 1-3% by 3-5% by 5-7% by 7-9% by more than 9% What o you estimate will be the annual growth rate of consumer prices in 2009? (X ONE Box) by more than 9% by 7-9% by 5-7% by 3-5% by 1-3% by less than 1% OR by less than 1% by 1-3% by 3-5% by 5-7% by 7-9% by more than 9% Are you currently seeking a job? (Please answer regarless of whether or not you presently have a job.) (Write In Number) 1. Seeking a job 2. Not seeking a job 27. Have you experience unemployment in the past 5 years? Here, "unemployment" means being jobless an also seeking a job. (Write In Number) 1. Have experience 2. Haven't experience 28. What is the possibility that you or someone in your family will be unemploye (in case of running your own business, the possibility of iscontinuing business) within 2 years? (Write In Number) 1. Strong possibility 2. Some possibility 3. Little possibility 4. Don t know 29. Do you think you will move in the next 5 years? (Write In Number) 1. Moving is a certainty 2. Strong possibility of moving 3. Can't say which 4. Little possibility of moving 5. No possibility of moving 30. If you coul move to another prefecture in Japan, woul you move? X ONE of your choices. Next to your choice, write in the name of a state. 1. I woul move to (Write in the name of the prefecture you want to live) 2. I woul continue to live in (Write in the name of the prefecture where you are living now) 31. Please inicate why you woul choose to live in Japan you specifie in Q.30. Put an X in the boxes for the FOUR most important reasons for wishing to live in that prefecture. Next, rank your four choices in orer of importance. 14

15 32. Please inicate the highest level of eucation (or equivalent) complete by your parents an your spouse's parents. (X ONE Box For EACH) Your father Your mother Your spouse s father Your spouse s mother 1. Grauate from Elementary/ Junior High School 2. Some High School no egree 3. Grauate from High School 4. Some College (incluing Technical College) no egree 5. Grauate from College (incluing Technical College) - Associate s Degree (2 year) 6. Some University (incluing ol-eucation-system high school) no egree 7. Grauate from University (incluing ol-eucation-system high school) Bachelor s Degree (4 year) 8. Some post grauate stuies no egree 9. Master s Degree MS, MA, MBA, etc 10. Some octoral stuies no egree 11. Doctoral Degree DVM, Ph.D, DDS, etc. 33. What are your (an your spouse's) parents birth years? (Write In Number) Your father Your mother Your spouse s father Your spouse s mother 33a. Are your an your spouse s parents alive? (X ONE Box) If they are alive, inicate their age. If they are ecease, inicate their age at time of eath. (Write In For EACH) Your father Your mother Your spouse s father Your spouse s mother 1 Alive 2 Decease 1 Alive 2 Decease 1 Alive 2 Decease 1 Alive 2 Decease years ol tens ones years ol tens ones years ol tens ones years ol tens ones years ol tens ones years ol tens ones years ol tens ones years ol tens ones 34. Now, we woul like to ask you about epenents in your family. Here, epenent means anyone you claime on your last tax return. Are you... (Write In For EACH) 1 Supporting someone in the family. 2 Supporte by someone in your family. 3 Neither supporting nor being supporte. (singles househol inclue) 35. In what type of home o you live? (Write In Number) 1. Your own house (a single house) 2. Your own conominium 3. Private rente house (a single house or an apartment) 4. Supplie house (a company house or an official resience) 5. Government-owne housing 6. Logings (Hotels, Motels, etc.) 7. Dormitory, Group Quarters, etc. 8. Others 15

16 36. Approximately how much was the annual earne income before taxes an with bonuses inclue of your entire househol for 2008? (If you are stuent, please answer the income of your parents' entire househol.) (Write In Number) 1 Less than 1,000, ,000,000 to less than 2,000, ,000,000 to less than 4,000, ,000,000 to less than 6,000, ,000,000 to less than 8,000, ,000,000 to less than 10,000, ,000,000 to less than 12,000, ,000,000 to less than 14,000, ,000,000 to less than 16,000, ,000,000 to less than 18,000, ,000,000 to less than 20,000, ,000,000 or more 37. Consiering your family s ability, about how much income o you think is natural for your househol? Please answer for househol income. (If you are a stuent, please answer the income of your parents entire househol.) (Write In Number) 1 Less than 1,000, ,000,000 to less than 2,000, ,000,000 to less than 4,000, ,000,000 to less than 6,000, ,000,000 to less than 8,000, ,000,000 to less than 10,000, ,000,000 to less than 12,000, ,000,000 to less than 14,000, ,000,000 to less than 16,000, ,000,000 to less than 18,000, ,000,000 to less than 20,000, ,000,000 or more 38. About how much househol income is common for people aroun you? (Write In Number) 1 Less than 1,000, ,000,000 to less than 2,000, ,000,000 to less than 4,000, ,000,000 to less than 6,000, ,000,000 to less than 8,000, ,000,000 to less than 10,000, ,000,000 to less than 12,000, ,000,000 to less than 14,000, ,000,000 to less than 16,000, ,000,000 to less than 18,000, ,000,000 to less than 20,000, ,000,000 or more 39. How much i the annual earne gross income of your entire househol change in 2008 as compare to 2007? (If you are a stuent, please answer the income of your parents' entire househol.) (X ONE Box) 40. How much o you estimate the annual earne gross income of your househol will change in 2009 as compare to 2008? Please answer for your entire househol, for you an for your spouse. (If you are a stuent, please answer the income of your parents' entire househol.) (Write In Number) 16

17 41. Into which of the following categories o you think most Japanese annual househol income falls? (Write In Number) 1 1,000,000 to less than 2,000, ,000,000 to less than 3,000, ,000,000 to less than 4,000, ,000,000 to less than 5,000, ,000,000 to less than 6,000, ,000,000 to less than 7,000, ,000,000 to less than 8,000, ,000,000 to less than 9,000, Approximately how much is the present appraise value of all housing an properties which your entire househol owns? (If you are a stuent, please answer about the housing an properties your parents' entire househol owns.) (Write In Number) 1 Do not possess housing or properties 2 Less than 5,000, ,000,000 to less than 10,000, ,000,000 to less than 15,000, ,000,000 to less than 20,000, ,000,000 to less than 30,000, ,000,000 to less than 40,000, ,000,000 to less than 50,000, ,000,000 to less than 100,000, ,000,000 or more 43. Approximately how much is the balance of financial assets (savings, stocks an insurance, etc.) of your entire househol? (If you are a stuent, please answer the balance of financial assets of your parents' entire househol.) (X ONE Box) 1 Less than 2,500, ,500,000 to less than 5,000, ,000,000 to less than 7,500, ,500,000 to less than 10,000, ,000,000 to less than 15,000, ,000,000 to less than 20,000, ,000,000 to less than 30,000, ,000,000 to less than 50,000, ,000,000 to less than 100,000, ,000,000 or more 44. Please inicate which of the following financial assets you own. (Write in ALL Number) 1. Bank savings (incluing cooperative banks, creit unions an other associations) 2. Post-office savings 3. Life insurance 4. Stocks 5. Investment Trusts 6. Foreign currency eposits (Continue) 7. Futures/ Options 8. Japanese Government bons 9. Government bons of foreign countries 10. Private iniviual pensions (from life insurance companies, etc.) 11. Company pensions 12. Cash 13. None (Skip to Q.47) 45. What percentage of the financial assets of your entire househol are in the following... (Write In % For Group B only) Group A:Bank savings, cash, Japanese government bons Group B:Investment Trusts, Stocks, Futures/Options, Corporate Bons, Foreign currency eposits, Government bons of foreign countries % 46. What percentage of the financial assets of your entire househol are in the following... (Write In % For EACH). % (e.g. 3.5%) + + Cannot say 47. Do you currently have any liabilities or ebts? Liabilities or ebts inclue housing loans. (Write in Number) 1. No liabilities or ebts (Skip To Q. 48) 2. Have liabilities or ebts (Continue) 17

18 47a. If you have housing loans, what is the current balance of your housing loans? (Write in Number) 1. Less than 2,500, ,500,000 to less than 5,000, ,000,000 to less than 7,500, ,500,000 to less than 10,000, ,000,000 to less than 15,000, ,000,000 to less than 20,000, ,000,000 to less than 30,000, ,000,000 or more 9. No housing loans 47b. If you are paying off housing loan(s), what is the current balance of your housing loan(s)? (Write in Number) 1. No loans other than mortgage loans 2. Less than 500, ,000 to less than 1,000, ,000,000 to less than 2,000, ,000,000 to less than 3,000, ,000,000 to less than 5,000, ,000,000 to less than 7,500, ,500,000 to less than 10,000, ,000,000 or more 48. Have you ever been rejecte for a loan application (excluing housing loans)? (Write in Number) 1. YES 2. NO 49. About how many years in avance o you consier when you ecie on the current amount of money you will save each month? Please inclue the amount of payment for housing loans in the savings. 1. Less than a year ahea 2. A year to 2 years ahea 3. 3 to 5 years ahea years ahea years ahea 6. More than 20 years ahea 50. Have you lost a lot of your wealth ue to fluctuations in the stock (equity) an/or housing prices? (X ALL That Apply) 1. I lost a lot of wealth ue to the collapse of bubble economy in the early 1990s. 2. I lost a lot of wealth ue to the fluctuations in the value of stocks in the mile of 1990s. 3. I lost a lot of wealth ue to the bursting of the ot-com bubble in the spring of I lost a lot of wealth ue to the financial crisis cause by sub prime lening in the fall of I haven t lost a lot of wealth ue to fluctuations in stock (equity) an/or housing prices. 6. My parents lost a lot of wealth ue to fluctuations in stock (equity) an/or housing prices. 7. My relatives other than my parents lost a lot of wealth ue to fluctuations in stock (equity) an/or housing prices. 51. On a scale of 0-10 with 10 being Highest an 0 being Lowest, please inicate what you think your stanar of living is. (X ONE Box) 52. On a scale of 0-10 with 10 being Highest an 0 being Lowest, please inicate what you think was the stanar of living for your family when you were 15 years ol. (X ONE Box) 53. When you were fifteen years ol where i your graes rank among others in your grae? (X ONE Box Uner Each) Average Of All Subjects Grae In Japanese Grae In Math In lower rank In rather lower rank In the mile In rather higher rank In higher rank In which prefecture i you live when you were fifteen years ol? If you live in a foreign country, inicate the name of the country. (Write In Number) Name of a Prefecture in Japan Name of a Country: 18