We will conduct a national structure survey in 2024.

The “National Structural Survey” aims to comprehensively grasp the actual situation of consumption, income, assets and liabilities in households, and to clarify household income distribution and consumption levels and structures nationwide and by region. Survey. This survey is a “Basic Statistical Survey” based on the Statistical Law (Act No. 53 of 2007) (a survey to prepare the basic statistics “National Structural Statistics”). Survey. The survey has been conducted every five years since 1959 (Showa 34), and this is the 14th survey in 2024.

Two months, October and November 2024

Approximately 90,000 households nationwide randomly selected
In Yokohama, 12 out of 18 wards have been selected as survey areas, with a total of approximately 290 households are surveyed.
※Surveyed areas: Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Naka Ward, Konan Ward, Hodogaya Ward, Asahi Ward Kanazawa Ward, Kohoku Ward, Aoba Ward, Totsuka Ward, Izumi Ward, Seya Ward

• Matters concerning households and household members
  Household composition, employment and education status of household members, current housing status, ownership of housing and residential land other than the current housing, etc.
• Matters concerning household income and expenditure
  Payment by automatic debit, payment to accounts (salary, pension, etc.), daily income and expenditures
• Matters relating to income and household assets and liabilities
  Annual income, financial assets such as deposits and savings, borrowings, corporate pension contributions, property taxes, etc.

• Research Flow
  Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications-Kanagawa-shi wards of Yokohama-shi-instructor-investigator-reporter (household)
• Method of investigation
  Investigators distribute survey documents for each survey household, and households respond via the Internet (online response), and (2) submit questionnaires to the surveyor (some ways to submit the questionnaire by mail).

In Internet answers, you can answer smoothly according to the guidance on the screen, and if you have any questions, you can ask questions by chat.
In addition, the Basic Survey has a function to simplify the input into the "household account book" for daily income and expenditures, and in the Internet response, it has a function to simplify the input into the "household account book" . It is also compatible with smartphones and tablet terminals, so please use it.

• Basic materials for studying social security systems such as pension and nursing care systems
• Basic materials for reviewing living assistance standards
• Basic materials for studying support for poverty and other living difficulties
• Analysis of household consumption, income, and assets in various white papers

The investigator to visit is a local government employee appointed by the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture in conducting this survey. The investigator always carries an "investigator's card" with a photo of the face issued by the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, and if necessary, such as to confirm the identity of the investigator, the investigator will be asked to confirm the identity of the investigator. Present it.

We do not ask for money or ask for your credit card number. Beware of suspicious visitors and suspicious calls and e-mails that have gone through government statistical surveys.

Instead of answering on the spot, please contact the ward office of your ward (Statistics and Elections Section General Affairs Division), the General Affairs Department Statistics and Information Division (045-671-4207), or the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, National Structural Survey Call Center (0570-02-7272) Please consult.

The results will be announced on the website of the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, starting from December 2025.