## ② Square Footage of Housing where Young People Reside

When looking at the single person households of young people (under 40 years old), 6.7% reside in privately-owned homes, and the average square footage of such homes are $ 104.4m^{2} $ for single free-standing homes and $ 62.3m^{2} $ for cooperative buildings, which means they exceed targeted housing standards for General Residence ( $ 55m^{2} $ ) and targeted housing standards for Urban Residence ( $ 40m^{2} $ ). $ ^{Note1} $ Meanwhile, in privately-rented housing, in which 80% of the same population reside, the average square footage is $ 35.1m^{2} $ , which is under targeted housing standards for Urban Residence ( $ 40m^{2} $ ) (Graphic 142).

Of the households of young people with more than two people (where the head of household is under 40 years old), 43.7% reside in privately-owned homes, and the average square footage of such homes are $ 115.7m^{2} $ for single freestanding homes and $ 78.3m^{2} $ for cooperative buildings, which means they exceed targeted housing standards for General Residence with two people ( $ 75m^{2} $ ) and targeted housing standards for Urban Residence with two people ( $ 55m^{2} $ ). In privately-rented housing, in which 40% of the same population reside, the average square footage is $ 55.4m^{2} $ , which exceed just barely targeted housing standards for Urban Residence with two people ( $ 55m^{2} $ ) (Graphic 143). However, when comparing the amount of housing with over $ 50m^{2} $ against the number of households of young people with more than two people, there are only 1.81 million such households living in housing with over $ 50m^{2} $ , though there are 2.72 million households with more than two people living in privately-rented housing, which means the number of housing units for families is short 0.91 million units $ ^{Note2} $ (Graphic 144).

Graphic 142 Housing Stock for Single Person Households of Young People (Under 40 years old)

(Note) Square footage is the value (average value) calculated by multiplying the middle square footage of total square footage of each footage division by the number of housing units, and dividing that by total square footage by the total number of housing units. (30-49m² is 40m², 50-69m² is 60m², 70-99m² is 85m², 100-149m² is 125m², but under 29m² is calculated as 29m², and over 150m² as 150m²)

Source) Developed by MLIT from: MIC "2008 Housing and Land Survey"

Note1 Targeted housing standards is the level of square footage in a residence thought to be necessary for a comfortable residence that supports a lifestyle in a variety of ways. Targeted housing standards for General Residence is the square footage level estimated for single free-standing residences in the suburbs and areas outside the city, and targeted housing standards for Urban Residence is the level estimated for cooperative residences that are in or near the city center. Please see references for more details.

Note2 Targeted housing standards for Urban Residence is $ 55m^{2} $ for housing for two people, but because the MIC “Housing and Land Survey” does not have a category for $ 55m^{2} $ , for convenience, any housing with more than $ 50m^{2} $ is categorized as a rental housing unit for families.