Some Issues About the "Quality" of Sunbelt/Frostbelt Life
Factor Analysis of the Better Data Demonstrates That This Dichotomy Is Hopelessly Biased
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2816444 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naomi Bailin Wish (Statistics New Zealand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 343-357 |
| Publication date | 1986-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1986.tb02395.x |
| OpenAlex | W1918303264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Definitions of "Quality of Life" (QOL) differ among researchers. But most agree that the concept consists of both an environmental and a psychological component. Subjecting principal components of sets of QOL measures in use to factor analysis, however, demonstrates that basing our comparisons of cities or regions on metropolitan area data biases the results. The largest urban areas with national reputations and urban areas in the South are favored. Analysts must look deeper than available QOL measures, e.g., to explain Frostbelt to Sunbelt migration. Perceptual measures must be improved and integrated into objective measures because they now show that the data are contradictory and city rankings are unreliable
Archaeology · Geography · Metropolitan area · Perception · Principal component analysis · Quality (philosophy) · Quality of life (healthcare) · Regional science · Statistics · Mathematics · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2021 (35) |
| Highly cited | No |