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The awareness survey finds deep-rooted resistance to neighborhood private accommodation in Japan

The awareness survey finds deep-rooted resistance to neighborhood private accommodation in Japan

The latest private accommodation awareness survey, conducted by Intage Research, finds that the ratio of people who are against host family-typed private accommodation in the neighborhood is 43.1%, which is much higher than 17.3% of people who are for private accommodation. Against includes somewhat against, and for include somewhat for.

Regarding non-host family-typed private accommodation, the ratio of against is 55.7%, while the ratio of for just 9.2%. 

The survey also finds that elder people have stronger resistance, as about 60% of 60 yeas old or older is against private accommodation regardless of host family or non-host family. 70% or higher of residents in apartment and condominium answers no.

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Asked for what kind of rules are required to agree to private accommodation, the most answers are found in ‘business suspension of a private accommodation in trouble (51.9%)’, followed by ‘face-to-face identification of a guest by an owner (37%)’ and ‘against at any cost (33.8%).’

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The survey was conducted in the period between March 23 and 26 2018, targeting 10,000 16 to 79 years old samples, out of whom private accommodation experiences accounted for 5.1%.

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