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Table 3 Geomin rotated factor matrix: four-factor solution

From: Older People’s External Residential Assessment Tool (OPERAT): a complementary participatory and metric approach to the development of an observational environmental measure

Factor Name

Item

F1

F2

F3

F4

Natural Elements

Public grass or verges

0.87

   

Sounds of nature

0.56

   

# private trees

−0.49

   

Incivilities and Nuisance

Traffic, industrial or other noise

 

0.80

  

Litter, dog fouling, broken glass

 

0.57

  

# cars passing

 

0.80

  

Navigation and Mobility

Legible road signs

  

0.58

 

Street and alleys lit

  

0.58

 

Pavement maintenance & width

  

0.73

 

Road maintenance

  

0.79

 

Pavement/road gradient

  

0.48

 

Territorial Functioning

External beautification

   

0.49

Nature of parking

   

−0.42

Garden maintenance

   

0.89

Property maintenance

   

0.63

Industrial/commercial outlook

   

−0.79