*3.3. Change of Frequency of Using Green Areas*

The results of the analysis of relationships between personal attributes and environmental contexts and change in frequency of visiting green areas indicated a similar trend to that in Section 3.1, which revealed the analysis results of these factors' influence on access and the use of green areas. Environmental context was not a major factor that influenced the change in frequency of visiting green areas. Conversely, socioeconomic attributes were related to the change in the frequency (Table 3). Household income was the common major factor that influenced the analysis results provided in Section 3.1. The respondents' gender was a factor that influenced the results of this section, and while the number of children was not a factor, it did influence the respondents visiting green areas, as shown in Section 3.1.


**Table 1.**Relationships between personal attributes and environmental factors and access and use of green areas.

(Green:*p*<0.01, orange:*p*<0.1; 400 million JPY is equal to 38 thousand USD (10 November 2020); Yes: accessed and used, No: did not access and use).

**Table 2.** Relationships between personal attributes and environmental factors and access and use of the three types of green areas.


(Green:*p*<0.01, yellow:*p*<0.05, orange:*p*<0.1; 400 million JPY is equal to 38 thousand USD (10 November 2020); (y): accessed and used, (n): did not access and use).

#### **Table 3.** Relationships between personal attributes and environmental factors and change in frequency of visiting green areas.


(Green: *p*<0.01, yellow: *p*<0.05; 400 million JPY is equal to 38 thousand USD (10 November 2020)).

In summary, the household income of the respondents whose frequency of visiting green areas tended to be higher than that of the respondents whose visits were stable or lower. Regarding gender, the frequency of female respondents visiting green areas tended to be higher than that of males. The average age of the respondents who frequently visited green areas was relatively higher (Table 3).

Household income was detected as a factor that influenced (i) the change in frequency of visiting green areas (Section 3.3) and (ii) whether the respondents visited green areas or not (Section 3.1). Furthermore, it should be noted that environmental contexts that influenced the use of the three types of green areas were not major factors regarding (i) the change in frequency and (ii) visiting green areas.

In the next section, the interpretation of the results provided in Section 3 and implications for policies and management of green areas will be discussed.
