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标题：Housing Conditions and Quality of Life of the Urban Poor in Malaysia
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作者：Nor Rashidah Zainal ; Nor Rashidah Zainal ; Gurmit Kaur 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2012
卷号：50
页码：827-838
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.08.085
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractThis study examines the relationship between housing conditions and the quality of life of the urban poor in Malaysia. Housing conditions includes the physical conditions of dwellings, type of dwellings, house tenure, surrounding environment and availability of amenities. Quality of life is measured by 50 items on self-reported health, safety, and social support. The findings showed a small, but significant positive relationships between housing conditions, health, safety, and social support which provide empirical evidence of the relationship between housing conditions and quality of life. This enlightens the issue of considering housing condition as a social economic indicator of urban poverty.
关键词：Urban poverty;Quality of life;housing condition;Socio-economic indicator