中山間地域における若年層の定住条件

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the factors of settlement decision of younger generation in semimountainous rural area (chusankan chiiki). The study particularly concentrates on the case of Shimane Prefecture (Yokotacho and Iwamicho), located in a typical depopulated area in Japan, and we apply the logit model. As. a result of regression analysis, we clarified the following six factors of settlement decision, (1) annual household income (+), (2) ageing (+), (3) family number (+), (4) distinction between eldest son (or daughter) and others (the former +), (5) distinction between farm household and others (the former +), (6) participation of farming (+). And we described the locus of probability of settlement hope under the variation of annual household income through a simulation. We pointed out that the formation of place of the income acquisition is still important problem for promotion of settlement of younger generation in semimountainous rural area through examination of probability curve.