Table 2. Association between social mutual aid farm village and age (N=1,011).
| Items | Cronbach’s α coefficient 0.857 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Over 65 years and below74 years | Over 75 years | P-value | ||
| n | 1,011 | 543 | 468 | ||
| 1. The residents have ability to coexist with the natural environment | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 0.426 | |
| 2. It is a region where people live in accordance with the growth of farm products | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 0.413 | |
| 3. Manners and customs from ancient people including the religious service are inherited cherishingly | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 0.983 | |
| 4. It is a region where the farmland from ancient people has been inherited cherishingly | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 0.022 | * |
| 5. I feel that neighborly relations based on the shared territorial bonding have become weak | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 0.143 | |
| 6. I feel that the connection between residents peculiar to the farm village has been weakening | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 0.500 | |
| 7. I feel that there is characteristic human relation peculiar to farms | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 1.7 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 0.283 | |
| 8. Connection of people peculiar to farms has taken root in the residents’ lives | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 1.7 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 0.295 | |
| 9. The entire region is like relative | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 1.5 ± 0.9 | 0.001 | *** |
| 10. I feel that collapse of the local rules influence the human relation | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 0.307 | |
| 11. There are unique rules to stabilize life in the region | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 0.030 | * |
| 12. Return gifts for ceremonial occasions in the region are local agricultural products | 0.6 ± 0.8 | 0.5 ± 0.7 | 0.7 ± 0.9 | 0.030 | * |
| 13. It is a region where neighbourhood residents and relatives based on the shared territorial bonding help each other for troubles | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 0.005 | ** |
| 14. It is a region where harvested vegetables are actively shared among the residents | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 0.035 | * |
| 15. There is mutual help through farming in the region | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 0.5 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 0.391 | |
| 16. It is a region where the residents participate in group activities for which products harvested in their farms are utilized | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 0.030 | * |
| 17. It is a region where the residents enjoy eating the products they harvest themselves | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 0.799 | |
| 18. It is a region where the residents utilize connection with people inside and outside the town well | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 0.207 | |
| 19. THe residents serve people except the town residents using their products | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 0.785 | |
| 20. The residents work hard to help even people they don’t know using their products and resources | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 0.592 | |
Mann–Whitney U test *P<0.05 **P<0.01 ***P<0.001 n.s.: no significant difference at 5% of significance level.