Comparative Study on Essential Factors Affecting on Attitude toward type of residence (Apartment and Villa Living) among Yazdi women

The current study with the aim of comparative study has been drawn to take into account the effective factors impact on Yazdi women''s attitudes toward apartment living. It is a cross-sectional study in terms of a survey in terms of method. Data has been gathered through the use of questionnaire and sampling method. Through two-stage sampling method (clustering & inside selected clustering)، 384 married Yazdi women were selected and interviewed. Finding indicate that generally women''s attitude toward apartment living is lower than average level. Meanwhile، apartment living women have more positive attitudes to those living in villa houses. There is statistically significant correlation between age، family size، usage of mass-media، culture of apartment living، and social participation with attitude toward apartment living. In contrast، there exist no significant relationship between socio-economic status and satisfaction of apartment living with attitude toward apartment living. The results of multiple regression and path analysis showed that the variables such as; type of abode (residence) (B=. 384)، culture of apartment living (. 232)، satisfaction of apartment living (. 155)، usage of mass-media (. 048) and age (. 020) (are the most fundamental factors affecting on attitude toward apartment living. These variables together could explained 33 percent of variance of dependent variable، namely attitude toward apartment living.