EASS study year
Country/Region
Respondent number
Active Participation in Political Association
Active Participation in Residential/Neighborhood Association
Active Participation in Social Service Club (Volunteer group/ NPO)
Active Participation in Citizens' Movement/Consumers' Cooperative Group
Active Participation in Religious Group
Active Participation in Alumni Association
Active Participation in Recreational Association (Hobby and Sports)
Active Participation in Labor Union
Active Participation in Occupational/Professional/Trade Association
Organizations Participated Most Actively in the Last 12 Months
Hierarchical Relationships Among Members in Organizations Respondent Participate
Homogeneity Among Members in Organizations Respondent Participated
Number of People You Interact in an Ordinary Day: Family Members and Relatives
Number of People You Interact in an Ordinary Day: Other than Family Members and
Social Characteristics of Nonkin Contacts Socialize on a Ordinary Day
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Professor
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Lawyer
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Nurse
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Computer Programmer
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Middle School Teacher
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Personnel Manager
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Farmer
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Hair Dresser
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Receptionist
Occupation of Acquaintance You Regularly Contact: Policeman
Relatives, Friends, Acquaintance Living Abroad
Acquaintances of Foreign Origin
Job Search Network: Number of People Helped Getting Current/Last Job
Job Search Network: Usefulness of Helps Provided to Getting Current/Last Job
Frequency of Eating Out with Nonkin Others
Social Drinking/Eating: Someone with High Status Speaks First
Social Drinking/Eating: Conversation Dominated by One or Two People
Social Drinking/Eating: Seating Carefully Managed
Social Drinking/Eating: Frequency of Meeting New Friends at Eating Out
Person to Ask for Help: Emotional/Psychological Problems
Person to Ask for Help: Health Problems
Person to Ask for Help: Household Chores/Cares
Person to Ask for Help: Financial Problems
Person to Ask for Help: At Emergency or Natural Disaster
Number of Neighbors: Greeting Terms
Number of Neighbors: Asking for a Favor
Social Tolerance: Those Who Have Equal Social Status
Social Tolerance: Those Who Have Higher Social Status
Social Tolerance: Those Who Have Lower Social Status
Community Meeting: Environmental Issues
Community Meeting: Educational Issues
Community Meeting: Safety Issues
Community Meeting: Consumer Issues
Volunteer Activity in the Last 12 Months: Improve Community
Volunteer Activity in the Last 12 Months: Sports, Culture, Arts
Volunteer Activity in the Last 12 Months: For Socially Vulnerable Groups
Volunteer Activity in the Last 12 Months: Political Issues
Possibility of Natural Disaster: Earthquake
Possibility of Natural Disaster: Flood from High Tide and River Overflow
Possibility of Natural Disaster: Landslide and Avalanche of Sand and Stone
Possibility of Natural Disaster: Accidents of Nuclear Power Plants
Community Cooperation at Natural Disaster
Being Told to Assist Election Campaign By: Family Members/Relatives
Being Told to Assist Election Campaign by: Co-worker
Being Told to Assist Election Campaign By: Neighbors
Being Told to Assist Election Campaign By: Friends
Being Told to Assist Election Campaign by: Religious Leader or Member
Being Told to Assist Election Campaign by: Follow Members of a Club or Voluntary
Being Told to Assist Election Campaign by: Election Campaign Workers
Being Told to Assist Election Campaign By: Other
View on Citizens Influence on Politics
View on Complication of Politics
Interested in Politics
Wish to Make Contributions Towards Society
Neighborhood Environment: Mutually Concerned for Each Other
Neighborhood Environment: Willing to Provide Assistance
Trust in Relatives
Trust in Friends
Trust in Neighbors
Trust in Work Colleagues
Trust in Strangers
Trust in Physicians
Trust in Banking Staff
Trust in Company Executives
Trust in Journalists
Trust in NGO/NPO Leaders
Trust in Teachers
Trust in Local Government Officials
Trust in Central Government Officials
Trust in Police Officers
Trust in Military Officers
Trust in Judges
Estimation of Human Nature
View on Trust/Distrust in People
Years Living in the Same Place
Power to Make Important Decisions to Change Life
Ownership of Financial Instruments: Publicly Traded Stock
Ownership of Financial Instruments: Bonds
Ownership of Financial Instruments: Foreign Currency Account
Ownership of Financial Instruments: Investment Trust
R: Sex
R: Age
R: Marital status
R: Main status
R: Religious main groups
R: Top bottom self-placement 10 pt scale
R: Self-assessment of community type
R: Region: China
R: Region: Japan
R: Region: South Korea
R: Region: Taiwan
R: General happiness
R: Self-rate health
R: Education I: Years of schooling
R: Education II: Highest education level
R: Education I sub: Still in school
R: Employment relationship
R: Working full- or part-time
R: Working hours per week
R: Employment contract of wage employees
R: Type of organization/firm, profit-non-profit
R: Type of organization/firm, public, private
R: Occupation ILO, ISCO 1988 4-digit
R: Occupation ILO, ISCO 1988 4-digit: Last job
R: Earnings from jobs (both main and part-time jobs): China
R: Earnings from main job: Japan
R: Earnings from main job: South Korea
R: Earnings from jobs (both main and part-time jobs): Taiwan
R: Income other than jobs: China
R: Income other than main job: Japan
R: Income other than main job: South Korea (Unit: 10,000 won)
R: Income other than jobs: Taiwan
Number of household members
Total household income: China
Total household income: Japan
Total household income: South Korea
Total household income: Taiwan
Household income compared
R: Household member: Spouse
R: Household member: Own Child
R: Household member: Own Parent
R: Household member: Own Sibling
R: Household member: Own Grandparent
R: Household member: Grandchild
R: Household member: Other relatives
R: Household member: Non-relatives
R: Household member: Living alone
R: Total number of child
SP: Age
SP: Main status
SP: Education I: Years of schooling
SP: Education II: Highest education level
SP: Education I sub: Still in school
SP: Employment relationship
SP: Working full- or part-time
SP: Working hours per week
SP: Employment contract of wage employees
SP: Type of organization/firm, profit-non-profit
SP: Type of organization/firm, public, private
SP: Occupation ILO, ISCO 1988 4-digit
SP: Earnings from jobs (both main and part-time jobs): China
SP: Earnings from main job: Japan
SP: Earnings from main job: South Korea
SP: Earnings from jobs (both main and part-time jobs): Taiwan
SP: Income other than jobs: China
SP: Income other than main job: Japan
SP: Income other than main job: South Korea (Unit: 10,000 won)
SP: Income other than jobs: Taiwan
PA: Education I: Years of schooling
PA: Education II: Highest education level
MA: Education I: Years of schooling
MA: Education II: Highest education level
Weighting factor
Higher status
In paid work
Full-time worker
Highest edu
Kin network v16
Nonkin network v17
Part trust alpha 0.69 v71 v72 v73 averaged
Gen trust v88
ORG recoded 0 to 3 (=3 to 8 collapsed)
Self efficacy v90 power to make important decisions in life
Sociability v33
NET prestige weighted by occup scores
MI prediction
100 quantiles of hhinc_USD2