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Sample questionnaire forms

Sample questionnaire forms for each industry are provided below.
While there are a variety of questions whose answers need to be filled out, each one is an important subject for learning about the current state of the Japanese economy. Please fill out the answers on all applicable items, to enable the preparation of accurate statistics.

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Surveying by enumerators (individual establishments)

Industry categories Type/Individual establishment questionnaire form (A3-sized, single sheet)
A: Agriculture, forestry 1. Individual establishment questionnaire form (agriculture, forestry, fisheries)
B: Fisheries
C: Mining, quarrying, gravel collection Individual establishment questionnaire form (mining, quarrying, gravel collection)
E: Manufacturing 3. Individual establishment questionnaire form (manufacturing)
I: Wholesale, retail 4. Individual establishment questionnaire form (wholesale, retail) (for firms under private management) 5. Individual establishment questionnaire form (wholesale, retail) (for corporations and groups)
P: Medical, welfare 6. Individual establishment questionnaire form (Medical, welfare)
O1: Education, learning support (school education) 7. Individual establishment questionnaire form (school education)
D: Construction 8. Individual establishment questionnaire form (construction, service industries A)
F: Electricity, gas, heat supply, water supply
G1: Information services, Internet-related services
H: Transit, postal services
J: Finance, insurance
R1: Service industries (political, economic, cultural, or religious organizations)
Q1: Complex service businesses (postal)
Q2: Complex service businesses (co-ops) 9. Individual establishment questionnaire form (co-ops)
G2: Information telecommunications (non- Internet-related services) 10. Individual establishment questionnaire form (service industries B) (for firms under private management) 11. Individual establishment questionnaire form (service industries B) (for corporations and groups)
K: Real estate, rental of articles
L: Academic research, specialty/technology services
M: Lodging, restaurant business
N: Life-related services, entertainment
O2: Education, learning support (other education, learning support)
R2: Service industries (not including political, economic, cultural, or religious organizations)
Non-industry-specific questionnaire form Non-industry-specific questionnaire form

Surveying by national, prefecture, and city governments (multiple establishments/enterprises)

Industry categories Enterprise questionnaire form (A3-sized, single sheet) Establishment questionnaire form (A3-sized, single sheet)
A: Agriculture, forestry 13. Enterprise questionnaire form 16. Establishment questionnaire form (agriculture, forestry, fisheries)
B: Fisheries
C: Mining, quarrying, gravel collection 17. Establishment questionnaire form (mining, quarrying, gravel collection)
E: Manufacturing 18. Establishment questionnaire form (manufacturing)
I: Wholesale, retail 19. Establishment questionnaire form (wholesale, retail)
P: Medical, welfare 20. Establishment questionnaire form (?edical, welfare)
O1: Education, learning support (school education) 14. Enterprise questionnaire form (school education) 21. Establishment questionnaire form (school education)
D: Construction 15. Enterprise questionnaire form (construction, service industries A) 22. Establishment questionnaire form (construction, service industries A)
F: Electricity, gas, heat supply, water supply
G1: Information services, Internet-related services
H: Transit, postal services
J: Finance, insurance
R1: Service industries (political, economic, cultural, or religious organizations)
Q1: Complex service businesses (postal) 13. Enterprise questionnaire form
Q2: Complex service businesses (co-ops) 23. Establishment questionnaire form (co-ops)
G2: Information telecommunications (non- Internet-related services) 24. Establishment questionnaire form (service industries B)
K: Real estate, rental of articles
L: Academic research, specialty/technology services
M: Lodging, restaurant business
N: Life-related services, entertainment
O2: Education, learning support (other education, learning support)
R2: Service industries (not including political, economic, cultural, or religious organizations)
  • ※?Questionnaire forms for use by individual establishments will be distributed to manufacturing sites of a certain size or above and to pure holding companies.
  • G1?Subcategories 37 (telecommunications), 38 (broadcast), and 41 (image/sound/literal information production)
  • G2?Subcategories 39 (information services), 40 (Internet-related services)
  • O1?Subcategory 81 (school education)
  • O2?Subcategory 82 (other education, learning support)
  • Q1?Subcategory 86 (postal)
  • Q2?Subcategory 87 (co-ops [not belonging to other categories])
  • R1?Subcategories 93 (political, economic, and cultural organizations), 94 (religious organizations)
  • R2?Subcategories 88 (waste processing), 89 (motor-vehicle repairs), 90 (repairs to machinery etc.), 91 (employment agencies, job placement agencies), 92 (other business services), 95 (other services)