希望長住鄉村地方的人急増、有接近４成是２０-30歳

A few weeks ago the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

田舎への定住希望が急増、２０歳代で４割近くに

2014年08月10日 22時27分

　内閣府が９日発表した「農山漁村に関する世論調査」によると、農山漁村地域の住民で、地域の将来について「衰退する」と答えた人が３７・６％に上り、「活性化する」の１３・６％を大きく上回った。

　生活で困っていることでは、「仕事がない」（３２・７％）が最も多かった。

　都市部の住民では、田舎への定住を希望する人が３１・６％で、前回２００５年調査より１１ポイント増加。年齢別では２０歳代が３８・７％で最も多かった。希望者に定住のために必要な条件を複数回答で尋ねたところ、「医療機関の存在」（６８・０％）、「仕事があること」（６１・６％）と続いた。

　調査は６月１２日から２２日まで、全国の２０歳以上の男女３０００人を対象に行い、有効回収数は１８８０人（回収率６２・７％）だった。

(試譯文)

   According to an "opinion poll about rural area" which the Cabinet Office released on the 9^th (August), on the future of the rural area, among the residents living there, those who answered it would "decline" went up to 37.6%, far exceeded the 13.6% who answered "it is activated".

   On what would be the trouble on the daily life, the majority was "there is no work" (32.7%).

   Among the residents in the urban areas, those who wished to settle in the countryside increased by 11 points to reach 31.6% compared to the investigation last time in 2005. According to age group the majority was in the twenties standing at 38.7%. When asked about the conditions required to become a candidate to settle, by multiple answers it was said that "the existence of medical institutions" (68.0%) and "there is work" (61.6%) and so on.

   The investigation was conducted from June 12 to the 22nd on 3000 men and women aged above 20 all over the country. The number of effective collection was 1880 people (62.7% recovery rate).

It is an interesting survey.