Parallels Between Objective Indicators and Subjective Perceptions of Quality of Life: A Study of Metropolitan and County Areas in Taiwan |
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Authors: | Pei-shan Liao |
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Institution: | (1) Center for Survey Research, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, 128 Sec. 2, Academia Road, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | This study explores the consistency between objective indicators and subjective perceptions of quality of life in a ranking
of survey data for cities and counties in Taiwan. Data used for analysis included the Statistical Yearbook of Hsiens and Municipalities
and the Survey on Living Conditions of Citizens in Taiwan, both given for the year 2000. The Quality of life was examined
in seven domains: medical services, domestic finances, work, education, leisure, public safety, and environmental quality.
Subjective and objective rankings for each domain of quality of life for 23 areas (some areas are cities and some are counties)
are compared. Analysis by means of nonparametric correlation coefficients indicates that there is no significant correlation
between objective indicators and subjective perceptions, except in Education and Environmental Quality. Objective indicators
of Environmental Quality (air pollution and garbage) are positively correlated with subjective satisfaction with residential
environment. But inexplicably, higher levels of literacy and educational achievement are negatively correlated with satisfaction
with the educational system. It may be considered that disparity in either average objective conditions or in average subjective
perceptions may not adequately depict quality of life differences.
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Keywords: | Quality of life Objective indicators Subjective indicators |
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