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[83] Factors Leading to "Dispersal to the Suburbs" under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Focusing Affecting Relocated Persons’ Attributes and Changes in their Preferences of Relocation Destination Choice

○Riku Takeda¹, Kanta Kumeyama², Mamoru Taniguchi³ (1. Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 2. School of Science and Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 3. Faculty of Engineering, University of Tsukuba)

Keywords:COVID-19, relocation behavior, suburbanization, factor analysis

During the COVID-19 pandemic, net migration to Tokyo decreased, whereas net migration to surrounding prefectures increased. This dispersal of residents to the suburbs was probably influenced by the attributes of relocated persons and changes in their preferences for their new locations. This study analyzed the effects of “dispersal to the suburbs” from several perspectives based on an original questionnaire. Results revealed that 1) factors such as occupation, annual household income, and frequency of telecommuting affected COVID-19-related relocation, and 2) not all of the three factors of infection anxiety, change in commuting, and increased home time affected changes in personal preferences.