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The Factors of Determining the Level of the Welfare of the Women: The Case of Kocaeli, Adıyaman and Isparta
Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyze the factors that determine the level of welfare of the welfare of the women in the three cities of Turkey (Adıyaman, Isparta, Kocaeli) that have different climate, cultural structure and level of development. In this study, a new questionnaire consisting of 36 questions has been developed by the help of the life satisfaction surveys of TUIK and it has been used as an indicator of welfare. The study consists of 2912 samples. The factors that determine the welfare are analyzed by the Logistic Regression Method across both the city and the whole. Considering the data set as a whole, it has been reached that the variables such as the degree of the insurance coverage with regard to compensating health costs, the health * Bu makale Prof. Dr. Aziz KUTLAR yönetiminde tamamlanan “Türkiye’de Kadının Refah Düzeyini Belirlemede Gelir, Eğitim ve Çalışma Statüsü’nün Rolü” başlıklı doktora tezinden yararlanılarak hazırlanmıştır. ** Prof. Dr., Sakarya Üniversitesi, İİBF, İktisat Bölümü, Sakarya, akutlar@sakarya.edu.tr*** Yrd. Doç. Dr., Adıyaman Üniversitesi İİBF, İktisat Bölümü, Adıyaman, tturgut@adiyaman.edu.tr**** Arş. Gör., Sakarya Üniversitesi İİBF, İktisat Bölümü, Sakarya, ptorun@sakarya.edu.trstatus, the frequency of consulting a doctor, the happiness of the women, and the lovable features of the country make a positive impact on the women’s life satisfaction while the variables such as having harmful habits, consulting a doctor after illness, the desire to live in another country make a negative impact on the women’s life satisfaction.
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Primary Language
Turkish
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
September 9, 2013
Submission Date
September 9, 2013
Acceptance Date
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Year 1970 Volume: 14 Number: 2