In medio stat virtus? Housing quality and subjective wellbeing in urban areas in Italy

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Author/s Luca Bottini, Igor Costarelli
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/124
Language Italian Pages 20 P. 13-32 File size 277 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2021-124002
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This paper explores the concepts of housing quality and subjective wellbeing on a repre-sentative sample of Italian population. The analysis consists in the construction of several indi-ces which combine objective, i.e. characteristics of the dwelling and its surroundings, and sub-jective variables, i.e. perceived subjective wellbeing. Through a cluster analysis, we identify specific groups and looked at their spatial distribution at different degrees of urbanization.

Keywords: Housing quality, subjective wellbeing, EU-SILC, cluster analysis, residential satis-faction, urban sprawl

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Luca Bottini, Igor Costarelli, In medio stat virtus? Qualità abitativa e benessere individuale nelle aree urbane italiane in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 124/2021, pp 13-32, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2021-124002