Title |
Do residents’ perceptions of being well-placed and objective presence of local amenities match? A case study in West Central Scotland, UK
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, May 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-454 |
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Authors |
Laura Macdonald, Ade Kearns, Anne Ellaway |
Abstract |
Recently there has been growing interest in how neighbourhood features, such as the provision of local facilities and amenities, influence residents' health and well-being. Prior research has measured amenity provision through subjective measures (surveying residents' perceptions) or objective (GIS mapping of distance) methods. The latter may provide a more accurate measure of physical access, but residents may not use local amenities if they do not perceive them as 'local'. We believe both subjective and objective measures should be explored, and use West Central Scotland data to investigate correspondence between residents' subjective assessments of how well-placed they are for everyday amenities (food stores, primary and secondary schools, libraries, pharmacies, public recreation), and objective GIS-modelled measures, and examine correspondence by various sub-groups. |
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United States | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 3 | 50% |
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Unknown | 32 | 29% |