지역별 주거만족도 격차와 결정요인

Study on Gap in Residential Satisfaction and Determinants by Region ;Focus on Chungnam Province

This study was conducted under the belief that reducing the gap in daily residential environment is just as crucial as reducing the economic gap among different regions. Therefore, this study intends to identify the residential satisfaction, the gap in satisfaction, and factors that influence the satisfaction by region. For analysis, the raw data of 2013 Social Indicators Survey of Chungnam Province were used. As for analysis method, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis were used. The main findings are as follows. First, the residential satisfaction was higher in rural areas than urban areas. Also, cities with declining population showed higher residential satisfaction. It suggests that urban growth doesn't necessarily lead to improving the residential quality. Or it may be below the expectations of local residents. Second, in terms of determinants of residential satisfaction by region, the level of effects varied slightly. However, the following characteristic was shared among most regions. Contrary to popular belief,medical facilities and trust/interchanges among residents had greater effects on the residential satisfaction than housing, safety, and education. It suggests that the first priority in boosting the overall residential satisfaction is to increase satisfaction in medical facilities. Also, trust and interchanges among local residents should be increased to boost their residential satisfaction.