Table 2 Scores of common factors and estimated characteristics of 15 social areas of Osaka City, Japan.
Social areas | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 | Factor 6 | Interpreted characteristics of residents to be noted* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 0.61 | − 1.39 | − 1.68 | − 1.66 | − 0.18 | − 0.20 | young, not married, short residence, highly educated, technical/managerial positions |
B | 1.13 | − 0.46 | 0.26 | − 2.27 | − 0.64 | − 0.38 | having real estate, highly educated, technical/managerial positions |
C | 0.82 | − 2.1 | 0.79 | 1.04 | 1.73 | 0.35 | not married, service positions |
D | − 0.81 | − 2.07 | − 2.21 | 1.229 | 0.06 | − 0.30 | young, not married, short residence, service positions, foreigners |
E | 0.66 | − 0.65 | − 1.08 | 0.26 | − 0.03 | − 0.15 | young, service positions |
F | − 0.58 | 0.19 | 0.945 | 0.23 | 2.10 | − 0.28 | foreigner, older adults, having real estate, long residence, lower education |
G | − 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.57 | 0.26 | 0.52 | − 0.37 | older adults, long residence, the secondary sector |
H | − 0.73 | 1.11 | -0.54 | -0.62 | 0.77 | − 0.31 | married, the secondary sector |
I | − 0.03 | 0.67 | -0.69 | 0.27 | 0.11 | − 0.59 | the secondary sector |
J | 0.11 | 0.22 | -0.04 | 0.22 | -0.28 | 1.56 | the secondary sector |
K | − 0.74 | 0.73 | − 0.29 | − 0.63 | 0.56 | 3.58 | married, mixture with the primary and secondary sectors |
L | 1.26 | 0.26 | 1.63 | − 0.62 | − 0.25 | 0.05 | older adults, married, having real estate, highly educated, technical/managerial positions |
M | 0.46 | 0.095 | 0.20 | 0.49 | − 0.26 | − 0.17 | Occupational diversity, White-collar enclave |
N | − 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.67 | − 1.77 | − 0.44 | married, long residence, lower education, the secondary sector |
O | − 2.79 | − 1.54 | 1.26 | − 0.71 | − 0.77 | − 0.06 | older adults, not married, short residence, low educated |
* Estimated by the factor scores of each area (Table 1) and then verified according to the census data of residence. | |||||||
