Yes | 150 |
75 % |
No | 050 |
25 % |
Total answers: | 200 |
100 % |
Part 1 - Personal |
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1.1.
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1.1. Where do you come from?
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North America
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Central and South America
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Europe + Russia
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North Africa
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Near and Middle East + Central Asia
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South East Asia
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Other (!?)
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1.2.
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1.2. What is your sex?
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male
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female
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1.3.
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1.3. What is your age?
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16 years old - 18 years old
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19 years old - 21 years old
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22 years old - 24 years old
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25 years old - 27 years old
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28 years old - 30 years old
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31 years old - 33 years old
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34 years old - 36 years old
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37 years old - 39 years old
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40 years old - 42 years old
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1.4.
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1.4. In which region of Japan do (did) you live?
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Hokkaido region
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Tohoku region
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Kanto region
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Chubu region
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Kinki region
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Chugoku region
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Shikoku region
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Kyushu region
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NA
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1.5.
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1.5. In what sort of environment do you work in
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Public University
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Private University
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Japanese Institute
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Foreign Institute
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Japanese company
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Language school
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Other
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1.6.
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1.6. Are you here as a
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Student (undergraduate or master)
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PHD student
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Post-doc at the University/Institut
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Researcher at the university/institute
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Researcher in a company
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Employed in company (not research)
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Teacher in language school
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Other
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1.7.
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1.7. What is your discipline?
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Computer
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Earth-sciences
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Economy
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Engineering
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Language
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Mathematics
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Physics
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Social-sciences
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Telecom
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Other
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1.8.
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1.8. How long in total have you lived in Japan (months)?
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001 month - 006 months
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007 months - 012 months
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013 months - 018 months
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019 months - 024 months
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025 months - 030 months
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031 months - 036 months
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037 months - 042 months
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043 months - 048 months
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049 months - more than 150 months
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1.9.
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1.9. What kind of financing do you have?
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Scholarship/fellowship EU
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Scholarship/fellowship JSPS
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Scholarship/fellowship Monbusho
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Scholarship/fellowship STA
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Scholarship/fellowship from a Japanese company
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Scholarship/fellowship from the Japanese government/state
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Scholarship/fellowship from your country
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Part time job
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Salary
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Other
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1.10.
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1.10. What is the amount of your income by month after tax (in Yen)?
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10 000 Yens - 50 000 Yens
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60 000 Yens - 100 000 Yens
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110 000 Yens - 150 000 Yens
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160 000 Yens - 200 000 Yens
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210 000 Yens - 250 000 Yens
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260 000 Yens - 300 000 Yens
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310 000 Yens - 350 000 Yens
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360 000 Yens - 400 000 Yens
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410 000 Yens - 450 000 Yens
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460 000 Yens - > 980 000 Yens
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NA
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1.11.
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1.11. What is the rent of your flat?
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10 000 Yens - 20 000 Yens
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30 000 Yens - 40 000 Yens
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50 000 Yens - 60 000 Yens
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70 000 Yens - 80 000 Yens
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90 000 Yens - 100 000 Yens
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110 000 Yens - > 980 000 Yens
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1.12.
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1.12. How many people do you live with?
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01 (single)
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02 (couple)
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03 (family)
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04 (family)
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05 (family)
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more than 9 (a big family!)
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1.13.
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1.13. How is your Japanese language?
written: |
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Very good
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Good
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Medium
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Bad
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Very bad
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oral:
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Very good
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Good
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Medium
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Bad
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Very bad
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1.14.
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1.14. When did you arrive in Japan?
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1989
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1990
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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Part 2 - Working Environment |
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2.1. The boss! |
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2.1.1.
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2.1.1. How would you characterize your boss?
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Open
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Medium
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Close
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NA
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Friendly
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Medium
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Unfriendly
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Polite
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Medium
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Impolite
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2.1.2.
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2.1.2. How would you assess your working relationship with your boss?
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Good
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Medium
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Bad
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No relations
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NA
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2.1.3.
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2.1.3. Does he concern himself in your welfare?
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Too much
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Normal
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No
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NA
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2.1.4.
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2.1.4. Do you feel that he or she is intrusive into your private life?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.1.5.
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2.1.5. Do you receive ALL the information you need from your boss?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.1.6.
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2.1.6. Does your boss work on the week-end?
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Always
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Sometimes
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Never
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NA
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2.1.7.
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2.1.7. Do (did) you learn a lot from your boss (techniques, knowledge, ...)?
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A lot
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Medium
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Nothing
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NA
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2.2. Your colleagues/students |
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2.2.1
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2.2.1 How would you characterize your colleagues?
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Open
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Medium
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Close
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total answers
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Friendly
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Medium
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Unfriendly
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Polite
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Medium
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Impolite
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2.2.2
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2.2.2 How would you assess the working relationship with your colleagues?
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Good
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Medium
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Bad
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No relations
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NA
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2.2.3
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2.2.3 How do your colleague treat you?
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Well
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Medium
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Bad
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NA
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2.2.4
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2.2.4 Do you receive ALL the informations you need from your colleagues (protocols, ...)?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.2.5
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2.2.5 How do you judge the general culture of your colleagues concerning your field of study/research/work
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Wide
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Medium
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Superficial
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NA
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2.2.6.
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2.2.6. How would you assess the working relationship of your colleagues with your boss?
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Good
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Medium
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Bad
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No relations
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NA
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2.2.7.
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2.2.7. Do your colleagues work on the week-end?
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Always
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Sometimes
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Never
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NA
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2.2.8.
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2.2.8. How many hours per week are your colleagues PRESENT (not specialy working) at work?
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00 hour
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20 hours
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30 hours
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40 hours
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50 hours
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60 hours
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70 hours
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80 hours
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90 hours
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NA
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2.2.9.
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2.2.9. Estimate of % of effectiveness of your colleagues during the hours they work
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00 %
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10 %
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20 %
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30 %
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40 %
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50 %
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60 %
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70 %
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80 %
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90 %
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100 %
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NA
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2.2.10.
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2.2.10. Do (did) you learn a lot from your colleagues (techniques, knowledge, ...)?
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A lot
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Medium
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Nothing
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NA
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2.2.11.
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2.2.11. Do (did) you think you bring a lot them a lot?
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A lot
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Medium
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Nothing
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NA
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2.3. Facilities |
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2.3.1.
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2.3.1. How would you assess the quality of the equipment available to you?
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Very good
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Correct
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Unsatisfying
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NA
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2.3.2.
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2.3.2. When you NEED IT, do you receive any help from, for example, a technician or a computer administrator?
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Always
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Sometimes
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Never
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NA
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2.3.3.
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2.3.3. How do you find your library facilities?
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Good
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Medium
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Bad
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NA
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2.4. How do you work? |
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2.4.1.
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2.4.1. Do you essentially work alone, or as part of a team?
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Alone
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Team
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2.4.2.
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2.4.2. Is this as you expected / desired?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.4.3.
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2.4.3. Do you work on weekends?
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Always
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Sometimes
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Never
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2.4.4.
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2.4.4. Are you free to schedule the time to come to and go from the laboratory/work?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.4.5.
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2.4.5. Please estimate your average hours of presence per week
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00 hour
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30 hours
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40 hours
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50 hours
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60 hours
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|
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70 hours
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80 hours
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|
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90 hours
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NA
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2.4.6.
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2.4.6. Estimate of % of your effective works/hours
|
|
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00 %
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|
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10 %
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20 %
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30 %
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40 %
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50 %
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60 %
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70 %
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|
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80 %
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|
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90 %
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|
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100 %
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|
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NA
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2.4.7.
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2.4.7. Do you find yourself working (or present at the university/company) excessively long hours?
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Yes
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|
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No
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|
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NA
|
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2.5. Seminars/meeting |
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2.5.1.
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2.5.1. How many hours by week do you spend in seminars/meetings
|
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00 hour
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|||
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01 hours
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|
|||
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02 hours
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|
|||
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03 hours
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|
|||
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04 hours
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|
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05 hours
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|
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06 hours
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|
|||
|
08 hours
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|
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|
10 hours
|
|
|||
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15 hours
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|
|||
|
NA
|
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2.5.2.
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2.5.2. Do you think that the seminars/meetings you go are
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|
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100% interesting
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|
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75% interesting - 25% uninteresting
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50% interesting - 50% uninteresting
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25% interesting - 75% uninteresting
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|
|||
|
100% uninteresting
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|
|||
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NA
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2.5.3.
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2.5.3. Do you estimate that you spent in seminars/meetings
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|
|||
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Too much time
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|
|||
|
normal time
|
|
|||
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Too few time
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|
|||
|
NA
|
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2.5.4.
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2.5.4. Are the seminars/meeting in Japanese or English?
|
|
|||
|
100% Japanese
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|
|||
|
75% Japanese - 25% English
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|
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50% Japanese - 50% English
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|
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25% Japanese - 75% English
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|
|||
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100% English
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|
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NA
|
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2.5.5.
|
2.5.5. Must you attend the seminar/meeting?
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|
|||
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Yes
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|
|||
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No
|
|
|||
|
NA
|
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2.5.6.
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2.5.6. Must you attend seminars/meetings that you cannot understand due to the Japanese language?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.5.7.
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2.5.7. (Only for the researcher) How many research seminars by an invited who does not belong to your research center do you have (/ 3 months)?
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1-2
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2-6
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6-12
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more than 12
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NA ( I forgot to put the result 0 : surely inluded here! )
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2.6. Holidays |
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2.6.1.
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2.6.1. How many days paid holiday do you get in one year?
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00 day - 04 days
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05 days - 09 days
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10 days - 14 days
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15 days - 19 days
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20 days - 24 days
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25 days - 29 days
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30 days - 34 days
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35 days - > 69 days
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NA
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2.6.2.
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2.6.2. Do you feel that you have enough holidays?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.7. General |
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2.6.3.
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2.6.3. Do your boss accept easily that you take holidays?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.7.1.
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2.7.1. Is there a strong hierarchy in your lab?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.7.2.
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2.7.2. If yes, do you think it's a drawback for your doing research?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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2.7.3.
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2.7.3. Do the discussions that you have lead to modifications in the research methods used in the lab/company
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Often
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Sometimes
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Never
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NA
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total answers
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2.7.4.
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2.7.4. (Only for the women) Do you find that the fact that you are a female plays a role in your treatment with your colleagues/boss?
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Positively
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Negatively/No
(!error in survey.html => same answer for No and Negatively!) |
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NA (you are a man, or you do not know)
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total answers
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2.7.5.
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2.7.5. Did you find that the color of your skin - or your nationality - affected your treatment by your boss and/or colleagues.
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Positively
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Negatively/No
(!error in survey.html => same answer for No and Negatively!) |
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NA
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total answers
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2.7.6.
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2.7.6. Have you ever face a case where Japanese politeness (for example, wide gap between what is said and what is expected) was a source of misunderstanding or of disturbance for your research/work?
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Often
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Sometimes
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Never
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NA
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total answers
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2.7.7.
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2.7.7. Do you think being in Japan help to build network (collaborations, discussions) that could be useful for you in the future?
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Yes
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No
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NA
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|
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2.7.8.
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2.7.8. How do you find collaboration (between laboratories or companies) when at least one of the partner is Japanese?
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Easy
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Normal
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Difficult
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|
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No collaboration
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|
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NA
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2.7.9.
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2.7.9. What percentage of your work do you carry out in Japanese?
written: |
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00 %
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25 %
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50 %
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|
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75 %
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|
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100 %
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|
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total answers
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|
oral:
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00 %
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|
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25 %
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|
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50 %
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|
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75 %
|
|
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100 %
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|
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|
NA
|
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Part 3 - Social life/Meeting people |
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3.1.
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3.1. Is it an obligation to go out with your colleagues/boss drinking or other activities?
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|
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Yes often
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|
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Yes sometime
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|
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No
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|
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NA
|
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|
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3.2.
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3.2. Do you have opportunities to meet Japanese people outside of your workplace
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|
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Often
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|
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Sometimes
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|
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|
Seldom/No
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|
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total answers
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|
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3.3.
|
3.3. Do you feel isolated?
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|
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|
Always
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|
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|
Often
|
|
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Sometimes
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|
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|
Never
|
|
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total answers
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|
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3.4.
|
3.4. Are you happy and satisfied with your social life?
|
|
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|
Very satisfied
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|
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|
Medium
|
|
|||
|
Not satisfied
|
|
|||
|
NA
|
|
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|
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|
|
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Part 4 - General/Conclusion |
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4.1.
|
4.1. Compared to your initial plan at the beginning of your stay, you have decided to
|
|
|||
|
Shorten your stay
|
|
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|
No change
|
|
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|
Extend your stay
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|
|||
|
NA
|
|
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|
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|
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4.2.
|
4.2. do (did) you enjoy your stay in Japan in your professional life?
|
|
|||
|
A lot
|
|
|||
|
Correct
|
|
|||
|
No
|
|
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|
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|
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4.3.
|
4.3. Professionally, have you achieved what you came for (diploma, special research, ...)?
|
|
|||
|
Yes
|
|
|||
|
No, in course
|
|
|||
|
No
|
|
|||
|
NA
|
|
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|
total answers
|
|
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4.4.
|
4.4. do (did) you enjoy your stay in Japan in your social/private life?
|
|
|||
|
A lot
|
|
|||
|
Correct
|
|
|||
|
No
|
|
|||
|
NA
|
|
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|
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|
|
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4.5.
|
4.5. Do you regret your decision to come to Japan?
|
|
|||
|
Yes
|
|
|||
|
No
|
|
|||
|
NA
|
|
|||
|
total answers
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|
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4.6.
|
4.6. Do you recommended going to Japan
|
|
|||
|
Yes
|
|
|||
|
No
|
|
|||
|
NA
|
|
|||
|
total answers
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