General Social Surveys [7] JGSS

JGSS-2006

Attitude and Behavior of the Japanese on Aid for Developing Countries:

Discussion from JGSS-2006 data
Kunio MINATO
School of Foreign Studies
Osaka University
This article is an attempt to elucidate how the Japanese see and act on aid for developing
countries. While "Opinion Poll on Foreign Diplomacy" by Cabinet Administration Office of
Japan has asked public opinion on economic cooperation, the JGSS data allows micro-level
analysis, and thus enables us to understand values, attitude and behavior of the Japanese toward
aid for developing countries more precisely.
JGSS-2006 incorporates several questions on aid for developing countries, that is, questions
asking values toward aid, experience to give donation or goods to developing countries, and
experience of job or volunteer work related to assistance for developing countries. Besides, the
JGSS has incorporated a question that asks attitude toward government expenditure on foreign aid
in general since its previous surveys. Analyzing responses on these questions will be a help to
gain popular consent on aid for developing countries.
Key Words: JGSS, Foreign Aid, ODA
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JGSS-2006

JGSS

JGSSODA

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ODA 1997
ODA 1998 10 2000
ODA 2001 2006
3

(ODA)

1977

1992 2004
2001 1
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

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1992

1991

1990

1989

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JGSS-2006 (1)

ODA

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(2)
2000 1
1990 ODA
ODA
2002
ODA
(3)

20

Vee
20032005)2004
Vee2003 400

PKO
2005 2
ODA

2004ODA ODA
ODA ODA

2
1 2

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3.1
JGSS-2006

JGSS 2006
2000 Q23E2001 Q22E2003 B Q20E
2006 A Q37E 2 4

1
1
(4)JGSS
JGSS

100%
90%

26.3%

26.2%

6.0%

6.6%

22.6%

23.9%

80%
3.7%
70%

18.8%
60%
23.7%

2.4%
23.4%

29.9%

50%
40%
30%
20%

54.9%
43.9%

50.3%

37.3%

10%
0%
2000

2001

2003

2006

JGSS-2006 6
A B
C

D
E

F
6
3 A B

D E

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a:

16.4%

b:

55.9%

14.4%

20.4%

55.0%

c:

7.3%

20.6%

49.3%

10.0%

8.5%

39.6%

2.6%
d:

68.2%

e:

25.7%

57.5%

f:

10%

0%

30%

3.3%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

9.8%
90%

100%

JGSS-2006 A Q38

20%

5.4%
18.5%

42.3%
20%

2.7%

33.8%

29.4%
0%

3.3%

40%

60%

49.8

80%

100%

50.2

6.8

93.2

JGSS-2006 A Q39Q40

3.2
3.1
5
5

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A(5)
(1)

A Q38a, b

(2)

A Q38d, e

B A Q37e
C
(1)

A Q39 0 1

(2)

A Q40 0 1

(6)
A
(1)

(2)

C
20
30 10 70 80
70

(3)

42

(4)

A Q28 1. 5.

B
(5)

A Q20 1. 4.

(6)

A Q21 0 1

(7)

A Q17
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C
(8)

A Q42 1. 5.

(9)

A Q35

(10)

A Q65

50 60

2
2

20

30
40
50
60
70

15

14

-33
-1515
15
15
17

adjusted R2
n
+ p < .10, * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001

63

b
-0.018
0.163
0.094
0.223
0.207
0.181
0.011
0.241
0.166
0.055
0.077
0.269
0.094
0.028
0.041
-0.062
0.118
4.041
0.078
1816

p
0.799
0.196
0.480
0.077
0.120
0.227
0.913
0.037
0.000
0.504
0.028
0.000
0.000
0.001
0.225
0.098
0.000
0.000

*
***
*
***
***
**
+
***
***

b
0.038
0.085
0.106
0.335
0.222
0.005
0.207
0.268
0.035
0.031
0.054
-0.106
-0.101
0.032
0.100
0.052
0.008
5.883
0.041
1806

p
0.528
0.438
0.361
0.002
0.056
0.967
0.021
0.008
0.317
0.663
0.077
0.080
0.000
0.000
0.001
0.112
0.705
0.000

**
+
*
**
+
+
***
***
***
***

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=437

20

(N=929)

30
40
50
60
70

15

14

-33
-1515
15
15
17
28
28

Cox & Snell

Nagelkerke
n
+ p < .10, * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001

b
0.139
0.442
0.430
0.605
0.831
1.134
0.506
0.825
-0.227
0.113
0.033
-0.312
-0.108
0.000
-0.081
-0.009
0.067
-0.560
0.484
-0.083

Exp (b)
1.150
1.556
1.538
1.832
2.295
3.109
1.658
2.282
0.797
1.119
1.033
0.732
0.897
1.000
0.922
0.991
1.069
0.571
1.623

p
0.303
0.064
0.081
0.012
0.001
0.000
0.016
0.000
0.004
0.482
0.629
0.020
0.024
0.997
0.216
0.901
0.179
0.000
0.000
0.900

(N=46
+
+
*
**
***
*
***
**
*
*

***
***

b
0.731
-0.649
0.162
0.548
0.391
0.438
-0.327
0.554
-0.400
-0.206
-0.158
0.385
0.150
-0.096
-0.171
0.322
-0.046
-0.017
0.235
-3.152
0.250
0.281
1789

Exp (b)
2.077
0.523
1.176
1.730
1.478
1.550
0.721
1.739
0.670
0.814
0.854
1.470
1.162
0.909
0.843
1.379
0.955
0.983
1.265

p
0.040
0.342
0.788
0.318
0.523
0.532
0.506
0.280
0.038
0.612
0.359
0.259
0.243
0.021
0.281
0.075
0.706
0.897
0.085
0.052

*
+
+
+

(N=377)
b Exp (b)
-0.763 0.466
-0.057 0.945
-0.601 0.548
-0.379 0.685
-0.056 0.945
0.123 1.131
-0.212 0.809
-0.315 0.730
-0.328 0.720
-0.146 0.865
-0.041 0.959
-0.535 0.586
0.126 1.134
-0.034 0.967
-0.235 0.791
-0.078 0.925
0.069 1.071
-0.223 0.800
0.010 1.010
-0.328 0.720

p
0.000
0.827
0.038
0.166
0.843
0.706
0.345
0.225
0.000
0.413
0.598
0.001
0.031
0.094
0.002
0.375
0.233
0.000
0.861
0.000

***
*

***
***
*
+
**
***
***

3
3

40

3.3
3

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30
40
50
60
70

15

14

-33
-1515
15
15
17
28
28

Cox & Snell

Nagelkerke
n
+ p < .10, * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001

b
-0.332
0.225
0.596
0.128
0.315
0.150
0.362
0.549
0.116
-0.126
0.288
0.136
-0.075
0.057
0.129
0.054
0.058
0.275
0.069
-4.361
0.113
0.151
1789

Exp (b)
0.718
1.252
1.814
1.137
1.371
1.162
1.437
1.731
1.123
0.881
1.333
1.146
0.928
1.059
1.137
1.056
1.059
1.317
1.072
0.013

p
0.002
0.240
0.003
0.503
0.120
0.513
0.023
0.002
0.060
0.318
0.000
0.203
0.052
0.000
0.013
0.345
0.139
0.000
0.111
0.000

**
**

*
**
+
***
+
***
*
***
***

b Exp (b)
-0.591 0.554
-0.124 0.883
0.300 1.350
-0.137 0.872
0.453 1.574
0.509 1.664
-0.214 0.807
0.005 1.005
0.162 1.176
0.153 1.165
0.160 1.174
-0.084 0.919
-0.050 0.951
0.069 1.072
0.050 1.052
0.243 1.276
-0.053 0.949
0.179 1.196
-0.059 0.943
-4.661 0.009
0.023
0.057
1796

p
0.003
0.741
0.415
0.716
0.227
0.235
0.469
0.987
0.164
0.505
0.109
0.674
0.466
0.004
0.602
0.024
0.463
0.012
0.455
0.000

**

**
*
*
***

ODA

3
a, b
f

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1
1

2006 1

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