Outline of the Fifth Longitudinal Survey
of Newborns in the 21st Century

Longitudinal Survey Office,
Social Statistics Division
Statistics and Information Department,
Minister’s Secretariat

Contents

Overview

Summary of the Survey Results

1. Family Status
   • (1) Sibling Composition
   • (2) Caregivers
   • (3) Employment Status of Mothers
2. Children’s Living Status
   • (1) Attendance at Nursery School/Kindergarten
   • (2) Wakeup Time and Bedtime
   • (3) Eating Behaviors
   • (4) Living Behaviors
   • (5) TV and Computer Games
   • (6) Paid Lessons
   • (7) Illnesses and Injuries
3. Impressions from Child Rearing
   • (1) Particular Points of Care Concerning Children’s Play
   • (2) Smoking Behavior of the Parents
   • (3) Time Spent with the Children
   • (4) Satisfaction from Child Rearing
   • (5) Burdens and Worries concerning Child Rearing
   • (6) Burden of Child-Rearing Expenditures

Statistics

Terms and Definitions

List of Survey Items