Context-Dependent Models of Residential Satisfaction

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Abstract
Residential satisfaction by housing type was examined in Cork, Ireland for a sample of 381 females disaggregated into four housing subgroups. These groups differ significantly in their levels of satisfaction, in their perception and evaluation of several neighbourhood attributes, and in their personal characteristics. A regression model of satisfaction for the entire sample explains about 39% of the variation, but this conceals the intergroup differences. Separate regressions for the four groups explain an average of 51% of the variance in residential satisfaction. Residents of public housing and older, street-type housing differ significantly both from each other and from persons living in privately-built homes and speculative estates.