Parallels between Objective Indicators and Subjective Perceptions of Quality of Life: A Study of Metropolitan and County Areas in Taiwan

Autor/in	Liao, Pei-shan
Titel	Parallels between Objective Indicators and Subjective Perceptions of Quality of Life: A Study of Metropolitan and County Areas in Taiwan
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 91 (2009) 1, S.99-114 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-008-9327-3
Schlagwörter	Medical Services; Municipalities; Females; Safety; Quality of Life; Foreign Countries; Counties; Pollution; Social Indicators; Surveys; Comparative Analysis; Correlation; Educational Quality; Environment; Literacy; Educational Attainment; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arzt; Magistrat; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sicherheit; Lebensqualität; Ausland; Schadstoffbelastung; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Korrelation; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Umwelt; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	This study explores the consistency between objective indicators and subjective perceptions of quality of life in a ranking of survey data for cities and counties in Taiwan. Data used for analysis included the Statistical Yearbook of Hsiens and Municipalities and the Survey on Living Conditions of Citizens in Taiwan, both given for the year 2000. The Quality of life was examined in seven domains: medical services, domestic finances, work, education, leisure, public safety, and environmental quality. Subjective and objective rankings for each domain of quality of life for 23 areas (some areas are cities and some are counties) are compared. Analysis by means of nonparametric correlation coefficients indicates that there is no significant correlation between objective indicators and subjective perceptions, except in Education and Environmental Quality. Objective indicators of Environmental Quality (air pollution and garbage) are positively correlated with subjective satisfaction with residential environment. But inexplicably, higher levels of literacy and educational achievement are negatively correlated with satisfaction with the educational system. It may be considered that disparity in either average objective conditions or in average subjective perceptions may not adequately depict quality of life differences. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10