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The Relative Importance of Elements of Low Rise Housing Environments

Book
1977
An Foras Forbartha
€ 7.95 

A major objective of the research outlined in this publication was to identify and measure physical, social, and resident characteristics contributing to user satisfaction with single-family housing environments. The sample included residents of seventeen low-rise developments built by local authorities for low-income families.

 

Contents

Introduction

Method

Characteristics of Respondents

Results

Level of Complaint
Level of Importance
Level of Importance Compared with Level of Complaint
Satisfaction Level
Comparison of Satisfaction Level with Complaint Level and Importance Level

 

Discussion and Conclusion

Method
Findings

References

 

Appendices

1. Complaint Levels of Elements
2. Importance Levels of Elements
3. Complaint Levels with Deviations Greater than 1 S.D.
4. Number of Cases for Satisfaction Level Correlations

Tables Included in Text

1. Ranking of Complaint Level and Importance Level
2. Correlating the Ranking Orders of Level of Importance Scores
3. Relationship of Elements of General Satisfaction
4. Correlation Co-efficient of the Ranking Order of Satisfaction
Satisfaction Scores for Aggregate v each City and each City v each other
6. Ranking Orders of Elements by Complaint and Satisfaction Levels
7. Ranking Orders of Elements by Importance and Satisfaction Levels

Author: Ray Mulvihill.

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