Analysis of Gender Factors in Conditions of One-Person Households in Tokyo Metropolitan Area

单身家庭在总人口中所占的比例正在迅速增加，特别是在东京都地区。虽然这种趋势至关重要，应该在今后的住宅政策中加以考虑，但目前还没有进行基于统计数据的研究。本文首次使用全国人口普查数据，对东京都区单身人士的生活状况、年龄和性别进行了调查。对这些单身人士的比例和人数趋势、他们的家庭、住所及其地理分布的研究澄清了几个特点：单身妇女和单身男子有不同的偏好：单身妇女的住所集中在城市，而相当大比例的男子居住在郊区。单身妇女更喜欢住在自己拥有或租用的公寓里，而不是住在独立的房子里。父母的居住地对子女的居住类型选择有一定的影响。

The percentage of one-person households in the total population is rapidly increasing, especially in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Although this tendency is crucial and should be taken into account in future housing policies, no studies based on statistical data have been conducted.In this article we undertook the first study of this kind using data from the National Population Census to determine the living conditions, age and gender of single people in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. The examination of the percentage and trends in the numbers of these single people, their household, dwellings and their geographical distribution clarified several characteristics.There are different preferences between single women and single men : the dwellings of single women living alone were concentrated in the city, whereas a significant percentage of men lived in the suburbs. Single women preferred to live in apartments, owned or rented, rather than in detached houses. We also observed that parents' dwellings have a certain influence on their children's selection of dwelling type.