Determinants of Community Satisfaction of Older Residents

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ID13101844
AuthorsVirginia W Junk (corresponding author), Linda K Fox, Sandra E Cann, PATRICIA A TRIPPLE, Patricia Tripple
Year1997
Volume24
Issue1
Pages35-57
Publication date1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHousing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2376-0923 • E-ISSN: 0888-2746
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08882746.1997.11430259
OpenAlexW2561462062
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

Many communities are experiencing changes in the age composition of their residents due to the increasing proportion of older persons in our population. Older persons ‘views will influence how communities approach plans for growth and development. The purpose of this study was to determine older persons’ current satisfaction with their communities, and what affects this satisfaction.A dual-frame sampling method, based on telephone books and random-digit dialing, was used to obtain a representative sample of older persons. A phone survey, based on an amenity migration model, was developed to collect data from 1,635 persons aged 50 to 70 in Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming. Scores on a 28-item Community Satisfaction Scale (CSS) and its five subscales were the dependent variables.A model was developed to explain 40% of the variance in CSS scores. Subscales that explained this variance included economic factors, public services, personal safety, and opportunities for socialization and relaxation

Advertising · Amenity · Attendance · Business · Geography · Phone · Political science · Population · Random digit dialing · Sample (material · Sampling frame · Scale (ratio · Socialization · Sociology · Telephone survey · Variance (accounting · Community Health and Development · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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