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Table 3 Rating and weights of factors in the socio-economic wellbeing category

From: Evaluating social sustainability in Jordanian residential neighborhoods: a combined expert-user approach

Socio-economic wellbeing

Rating averagea ± SD

Experts opinion

Users opinion

Experts-users

Weight (%)

Points (234.6)

Weight (%)

Points (234.6)

Weight (%)

Points (234.6)

Access to quality transit

6.94 ± 1.03

10.22

23.98

12.40

29.08

11.31

26.53

Housing affordability

9.13 ± 2.12

16.44

38.58

13.30

31.20

14.87

34.89

Transportation affordability

6.43 ± 1.63

9.29

21.78

11.65

27.33

10.47

24.56

Micro-climate/outdoor environment

2.82 ± 0.78

5.18

12.15

4.03

9.44

4.60

10.79

Access services and amenities

3.41 ± 1.08

4.84

11.36

6.27

14.72

5.56

13.04

Local parking

3.65 ± 1.33

5.49

12.89

6.40

15.02

5.95

13.95

Traffic load

7.23 ± 1.59

9.75

22.87

13.82

32.42

11.79

27.65

Employment opportunities

3.16 ± 0.66

4.75

11.14

5.53

12.98

5.14

12.06

Pedestrian network

2.98 ± 0.45

4.29

10.05

5.41

12.69

4.85

11.37

Alternative transport options

4.59 ± 1.17

11.75

27.56

3.20

7.51

7.47

17.53

Access to grocery stores

2.71 ± 0.56

3.43

8.05

5.41

12.68

4.42

10.37

Navigation and way finding

2.40 ± 0.87

4.81

11.29

3.02

7.08

3.91

9.18

Quality of building stock

2.62 ± 0.26

3.77

8.83

4.79

11.23

4.28

10.03

Levels of walkways/spaces

1.66 ± 0.22

3.05

7.16

2.37

5.55

2.71

6.36

Shading of passages

1.64 ± 0.49

2.94

6.90

2.41

5.65

2.68

6.28

  1. aCR-experts: 0.02–0.05/CR-users: 0.04–0.08