East Asian Social Survey (EASS), Cross-National Survey Data Sets: Families in East Asia, 2016-2018

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.