In an opinion poll conducted by the Cabinet Office last year, the percentage of people who answered that they were satisfied with their current life was 49%, declining for the second consecutive year.
The Cabinet Office analyzes that this may be due to the continued inability of wage increases to keep up with rising prices.
The Cabinet Office conducted a public opinion poll of 5,000 people aged 18 and over across the country from November to December last year to examine people's awareness of daily life, and received responses from 3,076 people, or 61.5%.
According to the results, a total of 49% of people answered that they were "satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with their current life, which was 2.8 percentage points lower than the previous year and decreased for the second consecutive year.
In addition, the percentage of people who answered "satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" in terms of income and income was 31.4%, 3.5 percentage points lower than the previous year, and this is also the second consecutive year of decline.
On the other hand, when asked multiple answers about the policies they would like to see from the government,
68.1% said ``inflation measures'', followed by
``economic stimulus'' at 64.4%, and
``improvement of social security'' at 62.8%.
The Cabinet Office has analyzed that the survey results may be due to the fact that wage increases have not been able to keep up with rising prices.