University of California, Irvine.
Urban Stud. 2010;47(12):2517-536. doi: 10.1177/0042098009359950.
Using the neighbourhood sub-sample from the American Housing Survey for 1985, 1989 and 1993, this study tests whether the social context of the local micro-neighbourhood or of the broader census tract more strongly affects neighbourhood satisfaction. It is found that the local context of the micro-neighbourhood generally has a stronger effect on residents' reported satisfaction. In contrast to studies aggregating to larger units, it is found that greater residential stability in the micro-neighbourhood increases reported neighbourhood satisfaction. A low socioeconomic status of the local micro-neighbourhood decreases neighbourhood satisfaction more than does the socioeconomic status of the surrounding tract and this effect is amplified in low-income tracts. Whereas prior evidence is mixed when aggregating perceptions of crime to larger units, a robust negative effect on satisfaction is found when aggregated to the micro-neighbourhood.
利用美国住房调查（1985 年、1989 年和 1993 年）的邻里子样本，本研究检验了当地微观邻里的社会环境还是更广泛的普查区域对邻里满意度的影响更大。研究发现，微观邻里的当地环境通常对居民报告的满意度有更强的影响。与将数据汇总到更大的单位的研究相反，研究发现微观邻里的居住稳定性增加会提高报告的邻里满意度。微观邻里的较低社会经济地位比周围区域的社会经济地位对邻里满意度的影响更大，而在低收入区域，这种影响会放大。虽然将对犯罪的看法汇总到更大的单位时证据不一，但当汇总到微观邻里时，满意度会受到显著的负面影响。
