We will conduct a national structure survey.

Last Updated July 23, 2024

2024 National Structural Survey

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) will conduct a “2024 National Structural Survey” for two months from October to November. The contents of the questionnaire are used only to create statistics and are strictly protected. Please understand the purpose of the survey and respond accordingly.

Overview of the Survey

What is the National Structural Survey?

This is an important statistical survey conducted every five years based on the Statistical Law with the aim of comprehensively grasping the lifestyles of the people from the viewpoint of households and clarifying the level and structure of income, consumption and assets.

Use of survey results

The results of the survey will be used for important national and local government policies.

Consideration of pension amount by National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin)
Examination of calculation standards for Long-term Care Insurance Premium
Consideration of social security's standard of aid
Effects of policy forecasting accompanying tax reform
Current status of income and asset disparities
Understanding the status of financial assets held by the elderly

Subject of investigation

Target households from the following areas are randomly selected for about 90,000 households nationwide using a certain statistical extraction method.

Part of 2-chome and 3-chome Shimoda-cho target areas of Kohoku Ward

Survey items

There are three types of questionnaires: "household account book", "household vote", and "annual income and savings questionnaire".

Survey Form
Household Accounts	Investigate daily expenditures and income for products and services.
Household Card	Investigate the composition of households, housing and land owned by them.
Survey Form for Annual Income and Savings	Investigate the balance of financial assets such as annual income and savings.

Depending on the region, we will conduct either a "basic survey" or a "simple survey".

In the basic survey, fill out all three types of questionnaires.
In the simple survey, fill out two types of questionnaires: a "household vote" and a "annual income / savings questionnaire".

Method of investigation

Flow of Survey

The survey will be conducted as follows.

How to investigate

From August, investigators will visit the surveyed area, distribute leaflets, and request cooperation in the survey.
From September, investigators will visit the households selected for the survey and distribute survey documents.
The households selected for the survey will submit the survey to the Internet, investigators, or mail (simple survey only).

You can answer on the Internet.

In this survey, we recommend that you answer on the Internet. During the survey period, you can respond at a convenient time at any time, and you can respond smoothly according to the guidance on the screen, so please respond from your PC, tablet, or smartphone.
In addition, the “Basic Survey”, which fills in the “Household Account Book”, also has a function to simplify the entry in the “Household Account Book” by taking daily receipts with a camera, so please use it.

Internet answer commentary video (outside site)

Protection of Personal Information

Personal information collected by this survey will be properly managed in accordance with the provisions of the Statistical Law. We make every effort to protect confidentiality and will not be used for any purpose other than the purpose of use stipulated in the Statistical Law (for example, tax collection materials).

Please be careful about the investigation and the investigation.

Please be careful about the survey of the whole country structure. Investigators who patrol and visit the survey area carry an "investigator's card" (with photos) issued by Kanagawa Prefecture.

In this survey, we will never ask for money or ask for credit card numbers. If you feel suspicious, please do not respond immediately and notify the ward office (reference below on this page) or the National Structural Survey Call Center (Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) (outside site).