The poll found that 28.2% of respondents believed it was hard for young people to become independent in Japan and 25.8% complained about their work environment. At the same time, 25.1% of Japanese said that medical and welfare services in the country were improving, the survey showed.
The poll was mailed to 3,000 people over the age of 18, with responses from 57.1% of the recipients. Kyodo did not specify when exactly the survey was conducted.