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

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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
• Keywords: 介護サービス / 市町村 / 要介護認定率

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.

Free Research Field

社会保障論