Are age and length of residence factors?
As I was glancing through the New York Times online archives, I came across an interesting article. Unfortunately, it was an article that needed to be purchased in order to be read. As you all may know, when you glance through an archive you see certain portions of articles emphasized to capture your interests. In the brief summary, I saw three terms (age, length of residency, neighborhood satisfaction) and began to ponder. Are age and length of residency factors in determining neighborhood satisfaction? My assumption is that residents who are older and more connected with their neighborhood take more pride in and have more concern with the conditions of their neighborhood; this is not to say younger residents do not. However, I assume there is a correlation between age and deep care and concern for neighborhood conditions and satisfaction. A resident that has lived in a neighborhood longer might be apt to show more care for the community. Potential outliers of my assumed correlation could be residents who live in a neighborhood for a short length of time and show deep concern and residents who’ve lived in a neighborhood for a long period of time and show no care. The more and more I glance through articles and academic journals, I believe there are a great number of determinants for neighborhood satisfaction
