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Factors Related with Residential Satisfaction of Urban Villages in Shenzhen, China

중국 심천시 어번 빌리지 주거만족도에 관련된 요소

  • 장계한 (연세대학교 주거환경학과) ;
  • 이연숙 (연세대학교 주거환경학과) ;
  • 이수진 (연세대학교 주거환경학과)
  • Received : 2012.02.24
  • Accepted : 2012.06.01
  • Published : 2012.06.30
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Abstract

Residential satisfaction is one of the most studied topics in the field of housing. This paper is to find factors that correlate with residential satisfaction of the residents and study the satisfaction differences between different groups of residents in urban village in Shenzhen. A questionnaire of 61 satisfaction variables grouped into five components based on literature review and actual situation in targeted village was conducted to find out factors related with residential satisfaction in urban villages. These components are dwelling unit, building conditions, village environment, neighborhood environment, and neighbors. Factors were extracted from these components and the correlations between the factors and residential satisfaction were analyzed by using Pearson's correlation coefficient to find out factors that most correlate to residential satisfaction. Satisfaction differences of the five components between respondents with different characteristics were also studied. The result showed all the factors positively correlated with residential satisfaction and residential satisfaction correlated the most with the factors of perception and information exchange, room sizes, and air condition and quality. The characteristics of gender, unit type, and interaction frequency with neighbors contributed to different satisfaction with certain components.

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