Predictors of neighborhood satisfaction

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 27-50

  Grogan Kaylor, Andrew ^a   Woolley, Michael ^a   Mowbray, Carol ^a   Reischl, Thomas M ^a   Gilster, Megan ^a   Karb, Rebecca ^a   MacFarlane, Peter ^b   Gant, Larry ^a   Alaimo, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical linear modeling; Neighborhood effects; Neighborhood satisfaction; Neighborhood trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249903596     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v14n04_03     Document Type: Article

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