주민의 삶의 질 분석

Quality of Life Depending on City Infrastructure Looking through of Subjective and Objective Indicators

To improve the quality of life of local residents, a subjective perception of individual satisfaction level on city infrastructure should be surveyed, and objective evidences to verify these survey results are necessary. This study aims to develop subjective and objective evaluation indicators for analyzing the quality of life of local residents and thus to identify the living standard of local residents in the city of Incheon and finally determine what should be considered first to improve their quality of life. According to the survey results targeting local residents in 8 districts of Incheon, there are a large gap between quantitative estimates and qualitative results. The subjective perception of their satisfaction level was high in general, specifically in the following districts: Dong-gu, Seo-gu, and Namdong-gu, arranged in descending order. However, the objective evaluation indicators were rated high in Jung-gu, Bupyung-gu and Yeonsu-gu districts. Depending on the characteristics of respondents, the results of subjective evaluation of their satisfaction level appears distinctively different for each evaluation item. Specifically, based on their location, these results are inconsistent with the results of the objective evaluation indicators. In other words, the subjective perception of their satisfaction level is not affected by the conditions of city infrastructure, which means it can be affected by the quality level and other factors. Accordingly, to improve their quality of life, appropriate policies for different regional characteristics should be ensured, and also the conditions of physical and non-physical infrastructure should be enhanced. Furthermore, there needs be any alternative forms of measurement to track changes of the quality of life based on local context.