A Survey of the Residents Living in the Apartments in the Central Area of Local City

A Case Study in Utsunomiya City

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the characteristics of the residents living in apartments, the reasons for moving to apartments in the central area and how they evaluate environmental conditions of the central area. A quarter of households have only one member and about forty percent of households have two members. Female householder family type is different from that of male householder family. Householders are divided into two age groups, a young group and an elderly group. Most important reason for moving is a convenience to transportation facilities, but elderly residents tend to think shopping more important than transportation facilities. A lot of former houses are located near present houses and most of them are rental apartments. Lots of residents evaluate the environmental conditions of the central area well and they want to live long.