A Study of the Impact of Social Capital on Community Activities

In Japan, it has been noted that the bonds between young people and senior people have weakened over the years. In the field of community planning, there is a need to attract citizens from a variety of backgrounds. This study examined the extent to which an individual’s attributes, such as age, job, and whether or not he/she has a good relationship with different kinds of generations (e.g., senior or young generations), are connected to his/her “willingness” to participate in community activities. We conducted a nation-wide questionnaire survey in Japan. As a statistical tool, we employed ordered logit techniques to examine the relationship between a citizen’s attributes and their degree of involvement in community activities in Japan.