This is the average data for part-time teachers who work mainly in universities as part-timers. Please see the main text for other facts and comments which you will not find in the data below.

• Sex: Females: 55%, males: 45%.
• Nationality: 76% have Japanese nationality and 24% have a foreign nationality.
• Age: Average age: 45.3.
• Income: Average annual income: 3,060,000 yen (44% are under 2,500,000 yen).
• Costs: Average costs incurred by lessons and related research are 270,000 yen, most of which is not reimbursed.
• Length: Average length of service: 11 years.
• Classes: Average number of schools (workplaces): 3.1. Average number of classes: 9.2.
• Insurance: 96% are not enrolled in Social Insurance in the workplace. 75% are self-enrolled in National Health Insurance and 15% are insured as dependents of parents or spouses. The average yearly National Health Insurance premium is 264,000 yen (8.6% of average annual income), and combined with the National Pension premium (166,320 yen) it amounts to 13% of average annual income.
• Non-renewal: 50% have experienced a contract non-renewal.
• Rights: Only 27% know that part-time teachers are eligible for Workers' Accident Compensation and only 21% know that there are universities with annual paid vacation systems for part-time teachers.
• Dissatisfaction: 95% feel some dissatisfaction regarding working and educational conditions. 'Lack of employment security', 'Low wages', 'Lack of Social Insurance', and 'Not treated as a researcher' are the main complaints.

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Profile & Index How 1 Makeup 2 Income & Expenditure 3 Work style 4 Social Insurance 5 General 6 Free Comments Appendix