Satisfaction with environmental change: an empirical analysis of attitudes toward air quality by recent interstate migrants

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · J. Environ. Econ. Manage.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0095-0696(84)90021-4· OSTI ID:6445505

Stevens, J B

How (and whether) people perceive environmental change is a question that economists have generally chosen to finesse rather than explore. The three components of attitudes (cognitive, affective, behavioral) are identified and a satisfaction metric is used to evaluate the nonbehavioral components for recent in-migrants to Oregon. An interaction model is used to relate changes in satisfaction to changes in air quality and to personal characteristics of the migrants. In general, a valid cognitive dimension exists; changes in satisfaction are in fact consistent with changes in air quality data. 34 references, 7 tables.

• Research Organization: Oregon State Univ., Corvallis
• OSTI ID: 6445505
• Journal Information: J. Environ. Econ. Manage.; (United States), Vol. 11:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
AIR QUALITY
PUBLIC OPINION
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
DATA ANALYSIS
QUALITY OF LIFE
STATISTICAL DATA
STATISTICAL MODELS
SURVEYS
CONTROL
DATA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
INFORMATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NUMERICAL DATA
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
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