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Objective neighborhood properties and perceptions of neighborhood problems
— using a geographic information system (GIS) in neighborhood effects and aging research | | Author(s) | Stephen C Meersman |
| Journal title | Ageing International, vol 30, no 1, Winter 2005 |
| Pages | pp 63-87 |
| Source | http://www.transactionpub.com |
| Keywords | Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Economic status [elderly] ; Attitude ; Indicators ; Methodology ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The antecedents of perceptions of neighbourhood problems (PNP) are explored with the aim of explaining the relationship between objective neighbourhood properties and PNP. A secondary goal is to examine person-centred contextual aggregations based on one's spatial proximity to nearby residential characteristics through the use of a geographic information system (GIS). The data used in this analysis comprises a diverse sample of 1115 adults aged 65+ in Washington DC, and Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland. The study's primary contextual indicator, the level of poverty in neighbourhoods, acts as the most significant factor shaping PNP. The effects on PNP of neighbourhoods with a higher concentration of poverty do not impact residents equally; rather, positive achievement - mainly education and income - appear to buffer PNP. Additionally, these findings suggest that the contextual aggregation of neighbourhood properties matters relative to the magnitude, significance and direction of neighbourhood effects. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051010210 A |
| Classmark | RH: F:W: DP: 3RI: 3D: 7T |
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