Table 1 The main independent variables used in the analysis and their definitions
From: Exploring the relationship between life quality and the perceptions of living-environment crises
Main variables | Variable definitions |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood-level variables | |
Neighbourhood population density | The ratio of the total permanent population of the community to the area of the community |
Average annual income of registered community residents | Average annual income of registered community residents (those have local hukou) |
The presence/absence of sources of pollution | Whether there is air pollution, soil pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, etc. within the administrative area of the community. |
The presence/absence of parks | A square or park within the administrative area of the community. |
The presence/absence of healthcare facilities | A hospital or private clinic within the administrative area of the community. |
The presence/absence of banking facilities | A bank within the administrative area of the community. |
Individual-level variables | |
Subjective well-being | The subjective well-being score comes from the addition of three scores: self-evaluation of happiness in life, self-evaluation of satisfaction with life status, and self-evaluation of satisfaction with family economic status. |
Quality of life compared to neighbours | Respondents’ evaluation of their living conditions based on comparison with their neighbours. |
Subjective social status | Respondents used the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status (social ladder) to evaluate their social position. |
Personal sense of neighbourhood security | Respondents’ subjective evaluation of the social security of the community in which they live. |
Social trust of neighbours | Respondents’ subjective evaluation of their social trust in neighbours in the community where they live. |