Econometric analysis of female workforce participation in long-term care worker market

• Project/Area Number: 15K03520
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public finance/Public economy
• Research Institution: University of Hyogo
• Principal Investigator: KURUMAI HIROKO 兵庫県立大学, 経営学部, 教授 (70275296)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 横山 由紀子 兵庫県立大学, 経営学部, 教授 (80336825)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 介護労働 / 女性労働 / 計量経済学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We studied about female long time care workers. The object of our study was to make policy proposals to promote female workforce participation in long-term care worker market. We executed a questionnaire to care workers and nurses utilizing Internet. Following the survey results, we found that not only the job discription but also marriage status and career choice influence eagerness to work. We should take into consideration the other detailed charastaristics such as number of chirdren those are important factors for motivations to work.
We continue our research to raise spontaneous motivations of female worker in long-term care worker market and that leads to development their career.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 看護師および介護職労働者に関する調査 (2017)
  • Author(s): 車井浩子 横山由紀子
  • Journal Title: 兵庫県立大学政策科学研究所 Volume: 277 Pages: 1-40
• [Journal Article] 医療・福祉現場における女性の就業意識に関する考察 (2017)
  • Author(s): 車井浩子 横山由紀子
  • Journal Title: 商大論集 Volume: 69 Pages: 45-60
  • NAID: 40021543704
• [Journal Article] 介護労働市場における既婚女性の労働か促進に関する計量経済学的研究 (2016)
  • Author(s): 車井浩子 横山由紀子 吉田和夫
  • Journal Title: 地域ケアリング Volume: 18 Pages: 52-53
• [Journal Article] 兵庫県内における女性介護労働者の意識調査 (2016)
  • Author(s): 車井浩子 横山由紀子
  • Journal Title: 兵庫県立大学政策科学研究所 研究資料 Volume: 274 Pages: 1-35
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 関西圏女性の仕事と子育てに関する意識調査（無業者） 介護職希望者の特徴 (2016)
  • Author(s): 車井浩子 横山由紀子
  • Journal Title: 兵庫県立大学政策科学研究所研究資料 Volume: 268 Pages: 1-51
• [Journal Article] 関西圏女性の仕事と子育てに関する意識調査（有業者） 介護職従業者の特徴 (2016)
  • Author(s): 車井浩子 横山由紀子
  • Journal Title: 兵庫県立大学政策科学研究所研究資料 Volume: 269 Pages: 1-43