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Survey on NEET

Corporate Communications DepartmentNomura Research Institute, Ltd.

November 1, 2004


NEET (not in education, employment or training) is defined as people who are not looking for work, attending school or in job training programs. The White Paper on the Labour Economy published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in September 2004 calculated the number of NEET young people that can be defined as “those among the non-labor force population who are non-working individuals between the ages of 15 and 34 (unmarried school graduates who neither help with the housework nor attend school)” as standing at an average of 520,000 in 2003; an increase of 40,000 persons over the previous year.

In this survey, the respondents were first asked whether they recognized the term “NEET.”Then, after explaining the definition and concept of NEET, we asked questions including their problem awareness of the recent increase in the NEET population in Japan.

The primary purpose of this survey is to quantitatively understand the differences by generation and other factors with regard to issues including people’s current problem awareness of the recent increase in the NEET population.

Purpose of Survey


Attributes of Respondents

Outline of Survey

Gender

Age

Occupation

Region

Marital status

Implementation of surveyDate of survey: October 18 – 20, 2004

Survey method: Internet questionnaire survey (infoQ)

Survey target: infoQ monitors

No. ofrespondents ％

Male 501 50.1

Female 499 49.9

合計 1000 100.0


19 or under 87 8.7

20 – 24 70 7.0

25 – 29 142 14.2

30 – 34 107 10.7

35 – 39 89 8.9

40 – 44 130 13.0

45 – 49 64 6.4

50 – 54 145 14.5

55 – 59 77 7.7

60 or over 89 8.9

Total 1000 100.0


Not married 381 38.1

Married 619 61.9

Total 1000 100.0


Hokkaido 47 4.7

Tohoku 37 3.7

Kanto 427 42.7

Chubu 136 13.6Kinki 211 21.1

Chugoku 51 5.1

Shikoku 24 2.4

Kyushu/Okinawa 67 6.7

Total 1000 100.0


Company employee 309 30.9

Student 119 11.9

Housewife 246 24.6

Self-employed 80 8.0

Public serviceemployee 33 3.3

Doctor/medicalpersonnel 15 1.5

Company director 14 1.4

Company owner 5 0.5

Teacher 18 1.8

Lawyear/accountant 1 0.1

Agriculture/forestry/fisheries 2 0.2

Part-time worker 31 3.1

Unemployed 56 5.6

Other 71 7.1

Total 1000 100.0


This questionnaire survey was conducted by utilizing infoQ, a questionnaire service that uses the Internet. It should be noted, therefore, that the people targeted by the survey frequently use the Internet and have a relatively high degree of Internet literacy.

Outline of Survey (Supplement)

https://infoq.jp/


Although the recognition level of the acronym "NEET" is currently a little below 17%, almost 87% of respondents think that NEET will increase in Japan. Recognition level was high among the younger group and low in the older group.

Over 92%, an extremely high percentage, responded that an increase in NEET is either "a very serious problem" or "a problem."

The awareness of crisis tended to increase as the age groups got higher. The percentage of those who responded that it was "a very serious problem" stood at 30% in the 20-24 year age group, but exceeded 66% among the over-60 age group.

As a cause of the increase in NEET, more respondents cited "economic circumstances such as recession" (64.9%) than those who cited "home" as the cause (55.5%). In regard to the influence the increase of NEET will have on the society, the group citing "collapse of the social security system" was largest (71.6%), reflecting a tendency to identify NEET in relation to the economic environment, employment and pension

issues, among others.

Summary of Survey ResultsSummary of Survey Results


In response to a question asking what should be done if there is a NEET among family members or friends, the highest response (62.5%) was "talk with the person thoroughly." "Leave it to his or her own will" (30.1%) and "exchange information with people who have the same problem and seek countermeasures" (29.8%) were also relatively high. On the other hand, the percentage of respondents answering that they would urge action from local public bodies and communities was low, at around 5%.

In response to a question about what is most important measure against an increase in NEET, many respondents cited "strengthening policies including vocational training and support for achievement of independence" (24.7%), which was second to the answer "review education at home" (38.6%). This indicates that although momentum to seek action from public bodies is relatively low, the recognition that political

efforts are important was relatively high.

Summary of Survey Results (Continued)Summary of Survey Results (Continued)


Q1：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」という言葉を聞いたことはあるか

16.9％ 23.9％ 59.2％

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

1. 以前から知っていた 2. 聞いたような気がする 3. 今までに聞いたことがない

The term “NEET” was recognized by 16.9% of the respondents, which is not a very high percentage. The recognition level was only about 40% even including those who thought that they had heard the term somewhere.

Almost 60% responded that they have “never heard of it.” This indicates that, at present, the term “NEET” still cannot be used without an explanation.

Recognition Level of the Term “NEET”

N=1000

* This question was asked before explaining the meaning of “NEET.”

Q1: Have you ever heard of the term "NEET"?

1. Know it 2. I think I have heard it somewhere

3. Never heard of it


Q1：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」という言葉を聞いたことはあるか

16.0%

17.8%

22.8%

25.1%

61.3%

57.1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

男

女

性別


No significant difference was observed in the recognition level between male and female respondents, though the recognition level was slightly higher for female respondents.

By age group, however, the recognition level was considerably high among those in their 20s compared to middle-aged and elderly respondents.

The difference in the recognition level by generation is likely to be attributable to the difference in how much they find the

“NEET” phenomenon to be an immediate issue.

Recognition Level of the Term “NEET” (by gender/age group)

N=1000 Q1：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」という言葉を聞いたことはあるか

19.5%

31.4%

25.4%

16.8%

15.7%

12.3%

14.1%

15.2%

9.1%

9.0%

11.5%

12.9%

26.1%

27.1%

23.6%

33.8%

17.2%

24.8%

26.0%

24.7%

69.0%

55.7%

48.6%

56.1%

60.7%

53.8%

68.8%

60.0%

64.9%

66.3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

19才以下

20才～24才

25才～29才

30才～34才

35才～39才

40才～44才

45才～49才

50才～54才

55才～59才

60才以上

年齢

（年

代）


N=1000Q1: Have you ever heard of the term "NEET"? (by gender)Q1: Have you ever heard of the term "NEET"? (by age

group)

Male

Female

1. Know it 1. Know it2. I think I have heard it somewhere

2. I think I have heard it somewhere

3. Never heard of it3. Never heard of it

19 or under

50 – 54

35 – 39

30 – 34

20 – 24

25 – 29

45 – 49

55 – 59

40 – 44

60 or over


Q2：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」は増加すると思うか

32.7％ 54.1％ 9.6％

3.3％

0.3％

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

1. 大幅に増加する 2. やや増加する 3. 変わらない

4. やや減少する 5. 大幅に減少する

A total of 86.8% answered that the NEET population “will increase greatly” or “will increase slightly,” which considerably exceeded the total of 3.6% who answered that the NEET population “will decrease slightly” or “will decrease greatly.”

Nearly one-third of the respondents answered that the NEET population will “increase greatly.” This suggests people’s

surprise and a sense of alarm against the rapid increase in the number of those who neither have a job nor are looking for a job.

Whether or Not the NEET Population Will Increase

N=1000

* This and subsequent questions were asked after explaining the term “NEET.”

Q2: Do you think NEET will increase?

1. Will increase greatly 2. Will increase slightly 3. Will not change4. Will decrease slightly 5. Will decrease greatly



34.7%

30.7%

52.7%

55.5%

8.8%

10.4%

3.2%

3.4%

0.6%

0.0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

男

女

性別

1. 大幅に増加する 2. やや増加する 3. 変わらない 4. やや減少する 5. 大幅に減少する


39.1%

35.7%

35.2%

38.3%

29.2%

34.6%

23.4%

26.2%

27.3%

36.0%

55.2%

50.0%

51.4%

44.9%

55.1%

56.2%

59.4%

60.7%

63.6%

44.9%

12.9%

9.2%

12.1%

14.6%

14.1%

9.7%

11.2%

3.4%

1.4%

3.5%

3.7%

1.1%

1.5%

3.1%

2.8%

5.2%

7.9%

2.3%

7.7%

3.9%

0.0%

0.0%

0.7%

0.9%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.7%

0.0%

0.0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

19才以下

20才～24才

25才～29才

30才～34才

35才～39才

40才～44才

45才～49才

50才～54才

55才～59才

60才以上

年齢

（年

代）


Not a very large difference was observed between male and female respondents, although the percentage of those who think the NEET population will increase was somewhat higher among male respondents, which is opposite to the tendency in the

recognition level of the term “NEET.”

By age group, the percentage of those who think the NEET population “will increase greatly” was somewhat lower among the groups ages between 45 and 59, which indicates that, overall, young people are more inclined to think that the NEET population will increase.In particular, nearly 95% of the respondents aged 19 or under thought that the NEET population “will increase greatly” or “will increase slightly,” which suggests that most people in this age group think that the NEET population will increase.

Whether or Not the NEET Population Will Increase (by gender/age group)

N=1000N=1000Q2: Do you think NEET will increase? (by gender) Q2: Do you think NEET will increase? (by age group)

Male

Female

1. Will increase greatly

2. Will in-crease slightly

3. Will not change

4. Will de-crease slightly

5. Will decrease greatly

19 or under

50 – 54

35 – 39

30 – 34

20 – 24

25 – 29

45 – 49

55 – 59

40 – 44

60 or over



3. Will not change




38.5%

30.1%

32.1%

53.3%

61.5%

51.4%

5.9%

4.6%

12.7%

2.4%

3.8%

3.4%

0.5%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

以前から知っていた

聞いたような気がする

今までに聞いたことがない

大幅に増加するやや増加する変わらないやや減少する大幅に減少する


38.8%

28.9%

49.1%

57.2%

8.9%

10.0%

2.9%

3.6% 0.3%

0.3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

未婚

既婚

未既

婚


Whether or Not the NEET Population Will Increase (by marital status/ recognition level)

N=1000

By marital status, the percentage of those who answered that the NEET population “will increase greatly” was slightly higher for unmarried respondents.This coincides with the tendency of younger age groups to be slightly more inclined to answer that the NEET population will

increase.

By recognition level, the percentage of respondents who answered that the NEET population will increase was a little higher in

the group that knew the term “NEET.”

Q2：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」は増加すると思うかQ2: Do you think NEET will increase? (by marital status) Q2: Do you think NEET will increase? (by recognition level) N=1000

Male

Female



3. Will not change



Know it

I think I have heard it somewhere

Never heard of it



3. Will not change




With regard to the level of problem awareness of the increase in the NEET population over the past several years, nearly 50% answered that it is “a very serious problem.” Combined with those who answered that it is “a problem,” as much as 92.6%, or the majority of the respondents, considered the increase to be a problem.

Problem Awareness of the Increase in the NEET Population Over the Past Several Years

Q3：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」が過去数年間で増加していることをどう感じるか

48.2％ 44.4％ 4.0％

1.3％

2.1％

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1. 非常に大きな問題である 2. 問題である 3. あまり問題にならない

4. 全く問題にならない 5. わからない

N=1000

Q3: How do you feel about the increase in NEET over the past several years?

1. A very serious problem 2. A problem 3. Not much of a problem4. No problem at all 5. Don’t know



48.7%

47.7%

41.5%

47.3%

5.0%

3.0%

0.6%

2.0%

1.4%

2.8%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

男

女

性別

1. 非常に大きな問題である 2. 問題である 3. あまり問題にならない 4. 全く問題にならない 5. わからない


36.8%

30.0%

38.0%

54.2%

51.7%

50.8%

43.8%

52.4%

54.5%

66.3%

55.2%

57.1%

52.1%

29.9%

42.7%

43.1%

51.6%

43.4%

45.5%

28.1%

8.6%

10.3%

1.6%

1.4%

1.4%

2.8%

0.8%

0.7%2.1%

2.3%

5.6%

3.8%

4.5%

4.6%

1.1%

1.1%

2.9%

2.8%

2.8%

4.5%

1.5%

3.1%

1.4%

1.1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

19才以下

20才～24才

25才～29才

30才～34才

35才～39才

40才～44才

45才～49才

50才～54才

55才～59才

60才以上

年齢

（年

代）


The tendency did not differ so much between male and female respondents, though the percentage of those who answered that it was either “a very serious problem” or “a problem” was slightly higher among female respondents.

By age group, there was a clear tendency for more respondents to consider the increase in the NEET population to be “a very serious problem” in higher age groups.

This tendency differs from that observed for the recognition level of the term “NEET” or that observed for those who thought the NEET population will increase in the future. It plainly shows the difference by generation.

Problem Awareness of the Increase in the NEET Population Over the Past Several Years (by gender/age group)

N=1000 N=1000Q3: How do you feel about the increase in NEET over

the past several years? (by age group) Q3: How do you feel about the increase in NEET over

the past several years? (by gender)

Male

Female

1. A very serious problem

2. A problem 3. Not much of a problem

4. No problem at all

5. Don’t know 1. A very serious problem 2. A problem 3. Not much of a problem

4. No problem at all 5. Don’t know

19 or under

50 – 54

35 – 39

30 – 34

20 – 24

25 – 29

45 – 49

55 – 59

40 – 44

60 or over


49.7%

50.2%

47.0%

42.0%

45.6%

44.6%

6.5%

3.3%

3.5%

1.8%

1.7%

0.8%

3.2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

以前から知っていた

聞いたような気がする

今までに聞いたことがない

非常に大きな問題である問題であるあまり問題にならない全く問題にならないわからない


37.3%

54.9%

50.9%

40.4%

7.1%

2.1%

2.6%

0.8%

2.1%

1.8%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

未婚

既婚

未既

婚


The percentage of those who answered that the increase in the NEET population is “a very serious problem” was higher among married respondents than unmarried respondents by more than 16 points. It suggests that married people take the increase in the NEET population more seriously.

By recognition level, it was not shown that more respondents who knew the term “NEET” saw the increase in the NEET population to be a problem. Rather, they tended to find the increase to be “not much of a problem” compared to those who did not know the term well.

Problem Awareness of the Increase in the NEET Population Over the Past Several Years (by marital status/recognition level)

N=1000Q3：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」が過去数年間で増加していることをどう感じるかQ3: How do you feel about the increase in NEET over

the past several years? (by marital status)

Q3: How do you feel about the increase in NEET over the past several years? (by recognition level) N=1000

Male

Female

1. A very serious problem

2. A problem 3. Not much of a problem

4. No problem at all

5. Don’t know

1. A very serious problem 2. A problem 3. Not much of a problem

4. No problem at all 5. Don’t know

Know it

I think I have heard it somewhere

Never heard of it


As the factors behind the increase in the NEET population, the top factor mentioned was “economic circumstances such as

recession,” followed by “changes in society” and “home.”

Since more respondents found the cause to be in economic circumstances and changes in society rather than factors such as home and school, there seems to be a strong awareness that the increase in the NEET population is a problem

attributable to the social structure.

Factors Behind the Increase in the NEET Population

Q4：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」の増加の原因はどこにあるか（複数選択）

2.3％

4.8％

59.4％

64.9％

36.0％

15.1％

55.5％

38.6％

0% 1 0 % 2 0 % 3 0 % 4 0 % 5 0 % 6 0 % 7 0 % 8 0 % 9 0 % 1 0 0 %

1. 学校教育

2. 家庭

3. 地域コミュニティ

4. 政府や自治体の取り組み

5. 不況等の経済状況

6. 社会の変化

7. その他

8. わからない

　

N=1000

Q4: Where does the cause of the increase in NEET lie? (multiple choice)

1. School education

5. Economic circumstances such as recession

6. Changes in society

7. Other

8. Don’t know

4. Efforts by the government and local bodies

3. Local community

2. Home


Factors Behind the Increase in the NEET Population (by gender/age group)

The percentage of those who found the “economic circumstances such as recession”to be the cause for the increase in the NEET population was higher among female respondents than male respondents by more than 10 points.

By age group, there were more respondents who considered “home” to be the cause in groups of age 40 or over compared to younger age groups, while a large percentage of respondents found the “local community”to be the cause in relatively young age groups

of those under age 40.

Q4：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」の増加の原因はどこにあるか（複数選択）

38.9%

38.3%

51.1%

59.9%

15.2%

15.0%

37.5%

34.5%

57.9%

71.9%

56.9%

61.9%

6.2%

3.4%

3.0%

1.6%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%

男

女

性別

1. 学校教育 2. 家庭 3. 地域コミュニティ

4. 政府や自治体の取り組み 5. 不況等の経済状況 6. 社会の変化

7. その他 8. わからない

1. School education

2. Home 3. Local community

4. Efforts by the governmentand local bodies

5. Economic circumstances such as recession

6. Changes in society 7. Other

19 or under 37.9% 50.6% 19.5% 36.8% 63.2% 62.1% 6.9% 3.4% 8720 – 24 40.0% 41.4% 15.7% 35.7% 67.1% 67.1% 11.4% 1.4% 7025 – 29 34.5% 58.5% 16.2% 38.7% 66.2% 59.9% 7.7% 2.8% 14230 – 34 34.6% 51.4% 20.6% 39.3% 60.7% 56.1% 1.9% 4.7% 10735 – 39 42.7% 51.7% 16.9% 40.4% 57.3% 58.4% 2.2% 3.4% 8940 – 44 38.5% 61.5% 14.6% 32.3% 66.9% 59.2% 2.3% 3.1% 13045 – 49 31.3% 53.1% 10.9% 25.0% 60.9% 54.7% 3.1% 1.6% 6450 – 54 44.8% 59.3% 14.5% 35.9% 69.0% 62.1% 4.8% 0.7% 14555 – 59 41.6% 62.3% 7.8% 39.0% 63.6% 53.2% 3.9% 0.0% 7760 or over 38.2% 56.2% 11.2% 33.7% 69.7% 59.6% 4.5% 1.1% 89

(By age group)

Q4: Where does the cause of the increase in NEET lie? (multiple choice)

Male

Female

1. School education5. Economic circumstances such as recession 6. Changes in society

7. Other 8. Don’t know

3. Local community2. Home4. Efforts by the gov-ernment and local bodies

8. Don’t know

No. of respondents


As the influence that the increase in the NEET population will have on society, the “collapse of the social security system”was mentioned by the highest percentage of respondents. This percentage was more than 10 points higher than the second highest percentage of respondents who mentioned “slow down in economic growth.”

This tendency is assumed to be related to the level of awareness of the pension problem (as indicated in the next page, respondents in higher age groups were more inclined to mention “collapse of the social security system”).

Influence of the Increase in the NEET Population

Q5：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」の増加は社会にどんな影響を及ぼすか（複数選択）

3.6％

2.6％

3.3％

57.7％

71.6％

59.4％

41.0％

56.2％

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

1. 犯罪の増加

2. 社会保障制度の崩壊

3. 経済成長の鈍化

4. 国際競争力の低下

5. 知識・技術力の低下

6. 社会への影響は少ない

7. その他

8. わからない

　 N=1000Q5: What influence will the increase in NEET have on the society?

(multiple choice)

1. Increase in crime

2. Collapse of the social security system

3. Slow down in economic growth

4. Decrease in international competitiveness

5. Decrease in knowledge and technical abilities

6. Not much influence on society

7. Other

8. Don’t know


More or less the same tendency was observed for both male and female respondents, except that the percentage of those who mentioned “decrease in international competitiveness” was more than 10 points lower among female respondents than among male

respondents.

By age group, the percentage of those who mentioned “collapse of the social security system” was higher among middle aged and elderly respondents of age 40 or over. This indicates the

difference in awareness by generation.

Influence of the Increase in the NEET Population (by gender/age group)

Q5：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」の増加は社会にどんな影響を及ぼすか（複数選択）

54.9%

60.5%

70.9%

72.3%

59.1%

59.7%

46.3%

35.7%

56.5%

55.9%

4.0%

2.6%

2.6%

2.6%

3.4%

3.8%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

男

女

性別

1. 犯罪の増加 2. 社会保障制度の崩壊 3. 経済成長の鈍化 4. 国際競争力の低下

5. 知識・技術力の低下 6. 社会への影響は少ない 7. その他 8. わからない

19 or under 55.2% 60.9% 69.0% 39.1% 62.1% 6.9% 1.1% 3.4% 8720 – 24 41.4% 72.9% 54.3% 37.1% 57.1% 5.7% 5.7% 2.9% 7025 – 29 57.0% 65.5% 54.2% 40.8% 62.0% 2.1% 5.6% 5.6% 14230 – 34 57.0% 68.2% 56.1% 40.2% 54.2% 8.4% 2.8% 5.6% 10735 – 39 57.3% 67.4% 59.6% 47.2% 58.4% 2.2% 0.0% 5.6% 8940 – 44 67.7% 74.6% 60.8% 30.8% 52.3% 1.5% 1.5% 3.1% 13045 – 49 51.6% 78.1% 59.4% 46.9% 46.9% 1.6% 3.1% 1.6% 6450 – 54 59.3% 73.8% 61.4% 40.7% 58.6% 2.1% 2.8% 2.8% 14555 – 59 58.4% 81.8% 63.6% 45.5% 55.8% 2.6% 1.3% 1.3% 7760 or over 61.8% 77.5% 57.3% 48.3% 49.4% 1.1% 1.1% 2.2% 89

Q5: What influence will the increase in NEET have on the society? (multiple choice)

Male

Female

1. Increase in crime 2. Collapse of the social security system


4. Decrease in international competitiveness

5. Decrease in knowledge and technical abilities 6. Not much influence on

society7. Other 8. Don’t know

(By age group)


2. Collapse of the social security system

4. Decrease in international competitive-ness

5. Decrease in knowledge and technical abilities

6. Not much influence on society

1. Increase in crime 7. Other

8. Don’t know

No. of respondents


As the action to take if someone close is NEET, the most-mentioned answer was “talk with the person thoroughly,” followed by “leave it to his or her own will,” and “exchange information with people who have the same problem and seek countermeasures.” It indicates an attitude to first try to address the issue as a family (or friend) problem.

The fact that as many as 30% of the respondents answered “leave it to his or her own will” indicates how difficult it is to

address this problem.

Action to Take If Someone Close Is NEET

Q6：家族や友人に「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」がいた場合にはどのような行動を取るか（複数選択）

10.1％

3.4％

29.8％

3.7％

6.1％

5.0％

62.5％

30.1％

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

1. 本人の意思に任せる

2. 本人と十分に話し合う

3. 学校等に働きかける

4. 自治会等の地域コミュニティに働きかける

5. 自治体に働きかける

6. 同じ悩みを持つ人たちとの情報交換し対策を練

る

7. その他

8. わからない

　

N=1000Q6: What actions will you take if a family member or a friend is a

NEET? (multiple choice)

1. Leave it to his or her own will

2. Talk with the person thoroughly

3. Urge action from school

4. Urge action from residents’ associations and other local communities

5. Urge action from local public bodies

6. Exchange information with people who have the same problem and seek countermeasures

7. Other

8. Don’t know


Generally, the same tendency was observed between male and female respondents, but the percentage of those who mentioned “exchange information with people who have the same problem and seek countermeasures” was nearly 10 points higher among female respondents.

By age group, the percentage of those who answered “leave it to his or her own will” was high among younger age groups and lower among higher age groups, while a reverse tendency was observed for “talk with the person thoroughly.” These tendencies clearly highlight the difference by generation.

Action to Take If Someone Close Is NEET (by gender/age group)

Q6：家族や友人に「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」がいた場合にはどのような行動を取るか（複数選択）

31.9%

28.3%

59.7%

65.4%

5.8%

4.2%

6.8%

5.4%

4.9%

2.5%

25.7%

34.0%

3.3%

3.5%

10.5%

9.8%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

男

女

性別

1. 本人の意思に任せる 2. 本人と十分に話し合う

3. 学校等に働きかける 4. 自治会等の地域コミュニティに働きかける

5. 自治体に働きかける 6. 同じ悩みを持つ人たちとの情報交換をし対策を練る

7. その他 8. わからない

19 or under 38.6% 41.0% 8.4% 3.6% 3.6% 20.5% 6.0% 19.3% 8320 – 24 49.3% 47.8% 6.0% 9.0% 7.5% 14.9% 3.0% 7.5% 6725 – 29 42.1% 58.6% 2.3% 4.5% 2.3% 24.1% 4.5% 8.3% 13330 – 34 40.2% 52.9% 2.0% 5.9% 5.9% 26.5% 3.9% 11.8% 10235 – 39 27.9% 67.4% 2.3% 3.5% 1.2% 25.6% 4.7% 9.3% 8640 – 44 26.8% 62.2% 2.4% 6.3% 1.6% 35.4% 0.8% 11.8% 12745 – 49 17.7% 67.7% 3.2% 4.8% 4.8% 29.0% 8.1% 9.7% 6250 – 54 20.8% 74.3% 7.6% 11.1% 2.8% 36.8% 1.4% 9.7% 14455 – 59 19.7% 72.4% 6.6% 2.6% 5.3% 31.6% 3.9% 10.5% 7660 or over 17.4% 75.6% 10.5% 7.0% 5.8% 46.5% 1.2% 3.5% 86

(By age group)

Q6: What actions will you take if a family member or a friend is a NEET? (multiple choice)

Male

Female

1. Leave it to his or her own will 2. Talk with the person thoroughly3. Urge action from school 4. Urge action from residents’ associations and other local communities5. Urge action from local public bodies 6. Exchange information with people who have the same problem and seek countermeasures7. Other

8. Don’t know

1. Leave it to his or her own will

2. Talk with the person thoroughly


4. Urge action from residents’associations and other local communities

5. Urge action from local public bodies

6. Exchange information with people who have the same problem and seek counter-measures 7. Other

8. Don’t know

No. of respondents


The most-mentioned answer was “review education at home and increase communication at home.” This corresponds with the

high percentage of respondents mentioning “talk with the person thoroughly” as the action to take if someone close is NEET.

The second most-mentioned answer was “strengthening policies.” It suggests that, although “urge action from local public bodies or school” was not mentioned by many respondents as the action to take if someone close is NEET, there is high

awareness that actions by the government and local public bodies are important.

The Most Vital Measure Toward the Increase in the NEET Population

Q7：「ニート（ＮＥＥＴ）」に対する最も重要な取り組みとして一番大切なものは何か

38.6％ 12.1％

6.4％

24.7％ 3.3％

4.9％

10.0％

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%1. 家庭教育の見直しや家庭内でのコミュニケーションの充実

2. 義務教育の見直し

3. 高等教育（専門学校等を含む）の見直し

4. 職業訓練や自立支援策等の政策面の強化

5. 自治会や町内会等の地域コミュニティの取り組みの強化

6. その他

7. わからない

Q7: What is the most vital measure to take toward NEET?

1. Leave it to his or her own will2. Talk with the person thoroughly

4. Urge action from residents’ associations and other local communities5. Urge action from local public bodies6. Exchange information with people who have the same problem and seek countermeasures7. Don’t know



By gender, more female respondents mentioned actions at home and “strengthening policies,” while more male respondents mentioned “review compulsory education” and “review higher education.”

By age group, more respondents mentioned actions at home in higher age groups, while more respondents answered “don’t know” in younger age groups.

The Most Vital Measure Toward the Increase in the NEET Population (by gender/age group)


33.1%

44.1%

13.4%

10.8%

8.2%

4.6%

22.8%

26.7% 1.8%

6.8% 11.0%

9.0%

4.8%

3.0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

男

女

性別

1. 家庭教育の見直しや家庭内でのコミュニケーションの充実 2. 義務教育の見直し

3. 高等教育（専門学校等を含む）の見直し 4. 職業訓練や自立支援策等の政策面の強化

5. 自治会や町内会等の地域コミュニティの取り組みの強化 6. その他

7. わからない


31.0%

32.9%

35.9%

39.3%

34.8%

40.8%

37.5%

39.3%

49.4%

44.9%

12.6%

11.4%

11.3%

10.3%

14.6%

13.1%

12.5%

13.1%

9.1%

12.4%

4.6%

8.6%

8.5%

4.7%

5.6%

3.8%

9.4%

9.7%

3.9%

4.5%

26.4%

30.0%

22.5%

22.4%

19.1%

26.2%

25.0%

23.4%

28.6%

27.0%

2.1%

4.7%

5.6%

4.1%

10.6%

7.5%

4.5%

5.5%

5.2%

2.2%

19.5%

11.4%

9.2%

11.2%

15.7%

10.8%

10.9%

4.8%

3.9%

3.4%

0.0%

3.1%

3.1%

2.9%

3.4%

1.6%

2.3%

2.9%

2.3%

5.6%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

19才以下

20才～24才

25才～29才

30才～34才

35才～39才

40才～44才

45才～49才

50才～54才

55才～59才

60才以上

年齢

（年

代）

1. 家庭教育の見直しや家庭内でのコミュニケーションの充実 2. 義務教育の見直し

3. 高等教育（専門学校等を含む）の見直し 4. 職業訓練や自立支援策等の政策面の強化

5. 自治会や町内会等の地域コミュニティの取り組みの強化 6. その他

7. わからない

N=1000 N=1000

(By gender) (By age group)

Q7: What is the most vital measure to take toward NEET? Q7: What is the most vital measure to take toward NEET?

Male

Female

19 or under

50 – 54

35 – 39 30 – 34

20 – 24 25 – 29

45 – 49

55 – 59

40 – 44

60 or over

1. Leave it to his or her own will 2. Talk with the person thoroughly4. Urge action from residents’ associations and other local communities6. Exchange information with people who have the same problem and seek countermeasures7. Don’t know

3. Urge action from school5. Urge action from local public bodies

1. Leave it to his or her own will 2. Talk with the person thoroughly4. Urge action from residents’ associations and other local communities6. Exchange information with people who have the same problem and seek countermeasures

7. Don’t know

3. Urge action from school5. Urge action from local public bodies

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