An Empirical Study of a Care-Supplier: Evidence from Japanese Government Statistics

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13907
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 08010:Sociology-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Okubo Shoki 東京大学, 社会科学研究所, 特任助教 (90807835)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 介護 / 介護者 / 介護労働者 / 介護組織 / 大規模社会調査データ / 政府統計

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to explore the actual situations, problems, and solutions of various elderly care providers (family caregivers, care workers, and care organizations) with the question of how a sustainable care provision system in a super-aging society can be achieved. Specifically, the following research questions were analyzed and presented as research findings. First, the actual situation of family caregiving. We clarified the extent to which people face family caregiving and the impact of family caregiving on their employment and health. Second, we analyzed care workers. We analyzed the wages of care workers, their motives for joining the workforce, and intergenerational reproduction. Third, we analyzed the impact of the region and location of the care organization on the performance of the organization and the caregivers in that region.

Free Research Field

社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の目的は，家族介護者・介護労働者・介護組織の実態・問題・解決策を明らかにすることである．介護供給主体の分析はデータの制約もあり蓄積が乏しい．超高齢社会に突入した日本においては，介護の供給をめぐって様々な問題が生じているものの，介護供給主体の分析はデータの制約もあり蓄積が乏しい．そのため，政府統計や大規模データを用いて介護提供主体の問題を明らかにした本研究の学術的意義は大きいと思われる．介護供給政策は国際的な注目を集めており，本研究の遂行は，日本の研究者や行政担当者のみならず，これから超高齢社会を迎える海外の関心を集めると予想される．