Abstract
This research identified factors affecting neighborhood quality of life. A total of 140 men and women from diverse groups throughout the San Francisco Bay area participated. Each person completed a critical incident questionnaire reporting specific events within the neighborhood that affected his or her quality of life. Analysis of 695 incidents resulted in 17 factors within five main areas: (a) Environmental and Physical Conditions, (2) Economic Conditions, (3) Facilities and Services, (4) Political Conditions, and (5) Personal Characteristics and Interpersonal Relationships. The approach and results can be used to study impacts of specific social policies on neighborhoods and their residents.
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The research reported here was funded by a Behavioral Research Support Grant administered by the American Institutes for Research. I would like to thank William V. Clemans, John C. Flanagan, Kevin J. Gilmartin, Robert E. Krug, and Victor W. Rouse for their critical comments on this paper and Michel Greethy for her assistance in collecting and preparing the data for analysis.
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Russ-Eft, D. Identifying components comprising neighborhood quality of life. Soc Indic Res 6, 349–372 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00300654
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