Aspects of environmental quality of life that affect neighbourhood satisfaction in disadvantaged and advantaged Johannesburg communities

Figures & data

Table 1: Selected demographic characteristics of the sample

Demographic	Informal settlement residents		Squatter camp residents		Black suburbanites		White suburbanites
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age	40.7	12.5	40.7	11.6	32.7	9.6	44.4	15.6
Years of education	8.8	3.0	7.6	3.6	11.2	1.8	11.8	0.7
Years of residence	8.5	2.6	7.0	1.8	6.0	6.1	12.7	12.6
Household size	4.3	1.9	3.8	1.8	3.5	2.4	3.3	2.5

Figure 1: Average satisfaction scores on the 10 environmental quality of life aspects and overall environmental quality of life: informal settlement, squatter camp, black suburbanites and white suburbanites

Figure 2: Average scores on neighbourhood satisfaction: informal settlement, squatter camp, black suburbanites and white suburbanites

Table 2: Predictors of neighbourhood satisfaction for informal settlement residents, squatter camp residents, and black and white suburbanites

Informal settlement residents (n  =  303)				Squatter camp residents (n  =  160)
Predictor	Adjusted R ^2	Beta	t	Predictor	Adjusted R ^2	Beta	t
Housing	0.30	0.39	8.61	Housing	0.12	0.58	7.35
Safety	0.15	0.37	8.54	Safety	0.09	−0.35	4.49
Transport	0.03	0.20	4.38	Schools	0.05	0.37	4.86
Total	0.48			Total	0.26
F (3,299) = 93.18, p < 0.001				F (3,156) = 19.80, p < 0.001
Black suburbanites ( n  =  375)				White suburbanites ( n  =  358)
Predictor	Adjusted R ^2	Beta	t	Predictor	Adjusted R ^2	Beta	t
Safety	0.27	0.39	8.21	Housing	0.18	0.34	7.29
Housing	0.06	0.25	5.52	Safety	0.10	0.28	5.90
Street lighting	0.01	0.13	2.78	Local government	0.03	0.17	3.71
Total	0.34			Total	0.31
F (3,371) = 64.43, p < 0.001				F (3,354) = 53.73, p < 0.001