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Online Notes
The Survey
Concerning
Awareness of
Aging Issues
Among
Japanese
American in the
New York Area
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Over the last
few decades, the
number of
Japanese who
live in the tri
state area have
been increasing,
reaching almost
70,000,
according to the
2004 data of the
Consulate of
Japan in NY. It
has been
speculated that
the number of
the Japanese who
are spending
their later
years in the tri
state area, is
also on the
rise.
In 2006, with
the sponsorship
of the Consulate
of Japan in NYC,
the Committee on
Aging Issues of
the Japanese
American
Association of
New York (JAA)
conducted a
survey of
Japanese and
Japanese
Americans in the
NY area of their
awareness on
aging issues,
targeting those
who are age 50
and over.
The major goal
of the survey
was to identify
needs of the
Japanese
elderly, as well
as
“near-elderly”
who live in the
Metropolitan NY
area. The data
are to be used
by the Japanese
government as
well as other
public, private
sectors to plan
for programs in
order to
accommodate
these identified
needs now and
for the future.
Between Jan. 22
– Feb.16, 2006,
8196 survey
forms were
distributed and
1882 usable
replies were
returned. This
is the first
time that any
scientific data
collection of
Japanese
population in NY
area was
implemented.
Information was
collected,
compiled and
analyzed on:
demographic
data, living
arrangements,
health status,
financial
situations,
plans for the
future,
requests to the
Japanese
government and
more.
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