Elder’s ICT device usage / not-to-use: Survey comparison in Japan, Germany, Sweden, and the US
S. Ishihara, K. Ishihara
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AbstractElders’ ICT usage is one of the central subjects of ISG. The cabinet office of Japan has conducted “The International Comparative Survey on the Daily Life and Attitudes of the Elderly” every five years, covering individual men and women aged 60 and over (excluding institutionalized residents) in Japan and three foreign countries. The survey provides information on matters related to home life, health and welfare, economic life, employment, housing and living environment, and social relations and purpose in life of the elderly in the countries. The latest 2021 survey has been done in Japan, Germany, Sweden, and the US (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=dataset&toukei=00100106&metadata=1&data=1). In Japan and Sweden, 2,500 participants each country were invited by mail. In Germany and the US, 1,000 participants per country were asked by phone. All participants were chosen by random sampling. The survey period was from Dec. 2020 to Jan. 2021. The result of the survey was open for further analysis and research. Survey data was counted and provided as simple tables or cross tables. In this paper, we chose Q.34, Usage of ICT devices, and Q.35, Reason for not-to-use of such devices. The latter question was asked to participants who responded that they are not using any ICT devices. We have analyzed survey data with Correspondence Analysis to reveal four countries of elders' ICT usage featuresKeywords: ICT, ICT devices, mobile phone
S. Ishihara, K. Ishihara (2022). Elder’s ICT device usage / not-to-use: Survey comparison in Japan, Germany, Sweden, and the US. Gerontechnology, 21(s),1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.585.opp4