ネットで「生きがい」３倍に　６５歳以上、未利用者と比べ―高齢社会白書

　政府は１４日の閣議で、２０２２年版の高齢社会白書を決定した。インターネットやネット交流サイト（ＳＮＳ）を利用している６５歳以上の高齢者は、使っていない人に比べ「生きがいを十分に感じる」と回答した人が３倍以上に上った。白書は「今後も高齢者のデジタルディバイド（情報格差）解消に向けた支援が重要」と強調している。
　調査は２１年１２月に全国の６０歳以上の男女４０００人に郵送で実施。有効回答率は６０．９％。白書では６５歳以上の回答（２０４９人）を取り上げた。今回初めて、質問ごとに生きがいを感じる程度を尋ね、分析した。（2022/06/14-09:30）

People aged 65 or over in Japan who use the internet and social media find their lives more meaningful than those who do not, a government report said Tuesday.
   The proportion of elderly people who fully find their lives worthwhile among the tech-savvy was more than triple the level among those who do not use the internet, according to the 2022 white paper on aging society, adopted at a cabinet meeting.
   It is important for the government to continue providing support to eliminate the digital divide among elderly people, the white paper said.
   The report cited a survey conducted by mail in December last year on 4,000 people aged 60 or older across Japan. Valid responses came from 60.9 pct.
   The white paper specifically looked at the responses of the 2,049 people aged 65 or above. For the first time, the survey asked the respondents in each question to what extent they find their lives worthwhile and analyzed the responses.