An empirical study of regional differences in long-term care services and disability prevalence among the elderly

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26780301
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Social welfare and social work studies
Research Institution	Kushiro Public University of Economics (2015-2017) Tohoku University (2014)
Principal Investigator	Osawa Risa 釧路公立大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (70633957)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords	介護サービス / 市町村 / 要介護認定率 / 要介護度 / 地域差 / 震災 / 市町村データ
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The purpose of this research project is to show that there are regional differences in long-term care services and disability prevalence among the elderly, and to empirically clarify the factors. Using municipality-level data set, I found that there are regional differences within the same prefecture and local government policies are also factors contributing to the regional differences.