Note: R2 = .52; AdjustedR2 = .51
** p <.01 * p < .05
Data availability: The datasets generated and/or analysed
during the current study are not publicly available due to the data
anonymity guarantee given to the surveyed branch office and municipal
government. The aggregated statistics of each question items are
available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Acknowledgements: The town and gown relation office of an
affiliated institution assisted us in conducting this research. More
specifically, the office coordinated the research plan as conducted at
the Kurose branch office of the Higashihiroshima city government. The
government also provided extensive assistance in securing survey
responses from residents of the Kurose town district.
Competing interests: The author declares no competing
interests.
Funding: This work was supported by a subsidy for English
editing services provided by the affiliated university.