From October to November 2017, the National Federation of University Life Cooperatives conducted the "10rd Student Life Survey" on undergraduate students of national and private universities nationwide regarding the financial situation, employment, and daily life of students. implementation.The result was announced.

 According to the survey, the total income of boarding house students is 123,890 yen. Increased by 2016 yen compared to 3,070. "Remittance" also increased by 72,980 yen to 2,370 yen. "Part-time job" income was 28,770 yen, the highest amount since 1970.On the other hand, "scholarships" decreased by 20,190 yen to 1,070 yen, decreasing for the third consecutive year.

 The purpose of saving is "leisure such as travel" 33.5%, "savings for the future" 32.1%, "spare living expenses" 29.9% (home students 21.9%, boarding house students 36.7%). “Not saving” was 20.9% overall, the lowest since the survey of this question was started in 2009.Since 2015, the purpose of saving has been wide-ranging, such as increasing except for "driver's license acquisition", "university payment", and "no particular purpose", and there was a positive tendency toward saving.

 55.6% (58.2% of home students, 54.0% of boarding house students, 42.8% of dormitory students) feel that their current life is "easy" ("very easy" + "easy"), which is the most comparable over the years since 1980. Students' lifestyles were the most optimistic, as they were higher.

 Regarding daily life, study time such as preparation and review, excluding class time, has decreased by 2016 minutes a day compared to 1.Regarding reading, reading time "3.2", which does not read at all a day, was 1%, which exceeded half, and the average time was 0 minutes, a decrease of 53.1 minutes compared to 23.6. This was the third consecutive year of decline. “2016 minutes or more” has remained at 0.8% to 3% since 120, and continues to be 2004% or more even after 4.5, when “7.5” exceeded 0%.Due to the continued presence of long-time readers, the paid average (reader average) was 4 minutes, an increase of 2013 minutes compared to 5.

 The 53rd Student Life Survey was attended by 75 university co-ops and received cooperation from 18,999 people, but the published figures are collected by the 30 university co-ops designated each year in order to more accurately see changes over time. The average value of 10,021 students was used.

Reference: [National University Co-op Association] Summary report of the 53rd Student Life Survey

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