East Asian Social Survey (EASS), Cross-National Survey Data Sets: Families in East Asia, 2006

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: Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS), Korean General Social Survey (KGSS), Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS), and comparatively examines diverse aspects of social life in these regions. Survey information in this module focuses on family dynamics and includes demographic variables such as the number of family members, the number of younger and older siblings, the number of sons and daughters, and whether family members are alive or deceased. Respondents were also queried about specific information pertaining to family members and children not co-residing with them, such as, sex and birth order, age, marital status, residence status, contact frequency, employment status, and relation to the respondent. Other information collected includes attitudes toward financial support from family members and how frequently financial and personal support was provided. Questions also include opinions regarding household chores, lifestyle preferences, health of respondent and parents, as well as family obligations. Quality of life questions addressed how satisfied respondents were as well as overall marital happiness. Demographic information specific to the respondent and their spouse includes age, sex, marital status, education, employment status and hours worked, occupation, earnings and income, religion, class, size of community, and region.

东亚社会调查（East Asian Social Survey, EASS）是一项两年一度的社会调查项目，旨在构建覆盖东亚地区的跨国研究网络，纳入四项综合社会调查（General Social Survey, GSS）类项目，分别为中国综合社会调查（Chinese General Social Survey, CGSS）、日本综合社会调查（Japanese General Social Survey, JGSS）、韩国综合社会调查（Korean General Social Survey, KGSS）以及台湾社会变迁调查（Taiwan Social Change Survey, TSCS），并对上述地区社会生活的多个维度开展比较研究。本模块的调查信息聚焦于家庭动态，涵盖家庭规模、兄弟姐妹数量（含弟、妹与兄、姐人数）、子女数量，以及家庭成员的生存状态等人口统计学变量。此外，调查还询问了受访者关于未与受访者同住的家庭成员与子女的相关具体信息，包括性别、出生排行、年龄、婚姻状况、居住状况、联系频率、就业状况，以及与受访者的亲属关系。本次收集的其他信息还包括受访者对家庭成员经济支持的态度，以及双方互相提供经济与生活照料支持的频率。问卷还涵盖家务相关看法、生活偏好、受访者与父母的健康状况，以及家庭责任观念等议题。生活质量类问题则涉及受访者的生活满意度与整体婚姻幸福感。针对受访者及其配偶的专项人口统计学信息则包括年龄、性别、婚姻状况、受教育程度、就业状况与工作时长、职业、薪资与收入、宗教信仰、社会阶层、社区规模，以及所在地区。

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集是2006年东亚社会调查（EASS）的一部分，专注于东亚家庭主题，覆盖中国、日本、韩国和台湾地区，通过跨国家调查收集家庭动态、经济支持和生活满意度等信息。它是一个横截面调查数据集，采用面对面访谈和自填问卷方式，响应率在38.5%至65.7%之间，旨在为社会科学研究提供东亚家庭比较数据。