Subjective indicators and the comparative evaluation of the quality of community life

Use of subjective indicators in the many efforts of comparative evaluation of community life has been confined primarily to the estimation of the proportions of people who are satisfied or dissatisfied with their life experiences. A sample of 1,488 persons in seven Illinois cities were interviewed b...

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Published inAmerican journal of community psychology Vol. 8; no. 5; pp. 523 - 536
Main Author Shin, Doh C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 01.10.1980
Plenum Press
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Communities
Community Health Services
Humans
Illinois
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Middle Aged
Personal Satisfaction
Psychology
Quality of Life
Illinois
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Summary:Use of subjective indicators in the many efforts of comparative evaluation of community life has been confined primarily to the estimation of the proportions of people who are satisfied or dissatisfied with their life experiences. A sample of 1,488 persons in seven Illinois cities were interviewed by telephone and asked to rate their satisfaction with five community services. Findings showed that the measurement of central tendency characteristics of subjective indicators alone can result in an incomplete and misleading picture of the quality of community life.
Bibliography:The author is grateful to Conrad Rutkowski and Judy Shereikis for their comments on an earlier version of this paper, and to Adalin Borman, Sue Ann Schleder, and Jackie Wright for typing.
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ISSN:0091-0562
1573-2770
DOI:10.1007/BF00912590