TOKYO, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A government poll found that almost 80 percent of Japanese adults were seriously concerned that their country's low birth rate would impact Social Security.
The Mainichi Daily News reported Saturday that the Cabinet Office polled 2,108 men and women across Japan in mid-September, asking them if they "are worried about the future of Japan because of the country's low birthrate."
Among the respondents, those in middle-age were most concerned about Japan's future, with 83 percent saying they felt anxious, said the poll released Thursday.
Seventy-two percent of the respondents said having much less workers in the future contributing to Social Security might result in too heavy a burden on the public to cover pensions and medical costs currently provided under Social Security.
Because of the concerns of too few workers paying for too many seniors, many of the survey respondents said they wanted the government to come up with measures to promote childbearing.
