A study on public satisfaction with urban-rural integration by structural equation modeling (SEM)

Abstract

At present, urban-rural integration is primarily planned and implemented from the perspective of theoretical research and cities, while the evaluations are mainly conducted based on examining some compulsory indicators. Citing some areas where urban-integration has been integrated in Chengdu, this paper analyzed the factors affecting public satisfaction with urban-rural integration by questionnaire survey and structural equation modeling, and constructed a model for public satisfaction with urban-rural integration. The research has suggested that the satisfaction with basic public services plays a critical role in urban-rural integration and exerts significant impacts upon living indexes, public support in & evaluation of ruralurban integration as well as public satisfaction. Thus, it is of great significance to improve public satisfaction and effects incurred by implementation of rural-urban integration by further improving basic public services and gradually equalizing public services. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014.