Conditions Under Which People Who Have Ongoing Involvement with a Region Intend to Migrate There: A Secondary Analysis of the “Questionnaire on the Relationship with the Local Community”

Abstract 　In this study, a secondary analysis of the public data from the “Questionnaire on the Relationship with the Local Community” was conducted based on a web-based questionnaire survey conducted between July 10, 2020 and March 30, 2021 under the MLIT’s “Council on Lifestyle Diversification and the Relevant Population” and the conditions under which people who continue to visit a specific region other than their place of residence, such as one with which they have involvement, would have the intention to migrate to that region. The survey data indicate that 37,939 people regularly visited a particular region. Each respondent was able to report up to three regions, so the number of regions covered was larger. A total of 72,974 cases were included in the analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was used. For the dependent variable, respondents were asked to answer whether they intend to migrate to the region they were currently visiting. For the independent variables, 17 variables were selected from among the other variables obtained in the questionnaire. The analysis results revealed to some extent the types of people who have the intention to migrate to the destinations they visited, and the relationships between these people and the regions. Put simply, this is someone who is extremely active and has a relatively large degree of involvement with the relevant region. This may be the exact relationship that a region aiming for revitalization expects from the relevant population. If so, then regardless of whether these people actually migrate, an increase in the number of people who have the Intention of migrating to the regions they visited may be significant in itself. However, looking at the regional classification of the visited destinations, rather than in the agricultural, mountain, and fishing village areas, where migration would be most desirable, the intention to migrate to other areas, including urban and suburban areas, was stronger among the respondents.