８割が「人口減少に危機感」　「重要施策」回答は４割―新聞通信調査会

　日本の人口減少に危機感を持つ人が８割に上ることが１４日、公益財団法人「新聞通信調査会」（西沢豊理事長）が実施した調査で分かった。一方で、少子化対策を国の重要施策と捉える人は４割にとどまった。
　調査は７月２１日～８月２０日、全国の１８歳以上の男女５０００人を対象に実施し、２８７１人から回答を得た。
　「日本の人口減少に危機感を持っているか」との問いに、「非常に持っている」「どちらかと言えば持っている」と答えたのは計７９．４％だった。少子化対策を「国の未来に関わる重要施策で本腰を入れるべきだ」としたのは４１．６％で、「政策では解決できない」は１４．７％、「子どもを産む、産まないは個人の判断にゆだねるべきだ」は１４．５％だった。（2023/10/15-05:03）

Around 80 pct of people in Japan are concerned about the country's declining population, a survey by a Japanese institution has shown.
   A total of 79.4 pct of respondents either said that they have an extreme sense of crisis or have felt a slight sense of urgency over the falling population, according to the survey by the Japan Press Research Institute.
   Meanwhile, only 41.6 pct of respondents said that Japan should go all out to implement measures to tackle the dropping birthrate by regarding them as key to determining the country's future. A total of 14.7 pct said that the issue cannot be solved only through government policies, while 14.5 pct said that the decision on whether people have children should be solely left up to individuals.
   A total of 67.6 pct said that media reports either criticizing or assessing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's measures tackling Japan's low birthrate have been insufficient.
   Meanwhile, 50.1 pct of respondents, including many in their 20s, said that media reports on the declining birthrate were applying childbearing and parenting pressure on the younger generation.