暮らしの満足度、中身に差　自治体規模、２０万人境に―内閣府調査

　内閣府は２６日、人口２０万人以上の市と２０万人未満の市町村の居住者を対象にした「地域社会の暮らしに関する世論調査」結果を公表した。暮らしに「満足」「やや満足」と答えた人の割合は２０万人以上が８６．１％、２０万人未満も７７．９％といずれも高かった。一方、満足の中身は前者が「公共交通機関の利便性」、後者が「地域の人とのつながり」を挙げるなど違いが表れた。
　この調査は今回初めて実施した。２０万人以上には東京都区部を含む。満足な点（複数回答）を尋ねたところ、２０万人以上では「日常的な買い物のしやすさ」（６２．５％）、「医療施設が整備されている」（３０．２％）などが上位を占めた。「公共交通機関の利便性」を挙げた割合は４４．５％で、２０万人未満（１９．７％）の倍以上だった。
　これに対し、２０万人未満では「家族が同居または近い場所に住んでいる」（４７．０％）、「親戚・友人が近い場所に住んでいる」（３３．４％）などが多かった。「地域の人々のつながり」を挙げた割合は３１．６％。２０万人以上は１９．３％にとどまった。
　調査は昨年１０月２９日～１２月１３日に全国の１８歳以上の６０００人を対象に郵送で実施。有効回収率は２０万人以上が６４．２％、２０万人未満が６５．５％。（2021/02/26-17:08）

A Japanese government survey conducted last year has found gaps over life satisfaction between residents of large municipalities and those of smaller ones in the country.
   According to the survey, conducted by the Cabinet Office, 86.1 pct of people living in municipalities with a population of at least 200,000 are "satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with their lives in their respective communities. The proportion stood at 77.9 pct among residents of smaller municipalities.
   While many of the respondents in the former group of municipalities cited factors related to convenience as the reasons for their life satisfaction, a large share of the respondents in the latter group pointed to the availability of interaction with people around them, according to the survey, the first of its kind by the government agency.
   Among residents of municipalities with a population of 200,000 or more who are satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their lives, 62.5 pct said that daily shopping is easy, and 30.2 pct said that there are many medical institutions. The proportion of those who cited convenient public transportation stood at 44.5 pct, far higher than 19.7 pct among residents of municipalities with a population of less than 200,000.
   Among people living in the smaller municipalities, 47.0 pct said that family members are living with them or near their places, and 33.4 pct said that relatives or friends are living in their neighborhood. The share of those who pointed to the bonds with people in their respective communities came to 31.6 pct, compared with 19.3 pct among residents of the larger municipalities.