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2023 Allegheny County Quality of Life Survey
Released April 2024
The University of Pittsburgh Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR), with the UrbanKind Institute, conducted its 2023 Allegheny County Quality of Life survey in Fall 2023. The project is funded by the Pittsburgh Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, and UCSUR.
The survey asks a large diverse community sample for their personal perceptions of quality of life and livability in the County, how it is changing, and rating quality of life intheir own neighborhood/community. The project combines primary survey data collection with secondary data to address quality of life topics across multiple domains.
The project builds on previous QOL surveys conducted by UCSUR in 2011 and 2018 that showed significant differences by race in quality of life across multiple dimensions in Allegheny County, particularly in housing, health, neighborhood, environment, public safety and overall well- being. The results exposed many racial disparities that stand as a baseline against current perceptions and changes.
2023 Allegheny County Quality of Life Survey
April, 2024
Results by Hispanic Respondents
Results by City of Pittsburgh versus Remainder of County
Results by City of Pittsburgh versus Remainder of County by Race
Prepared By
• Sabina Deitrick, PhD (UCSUR)
• Scott Beach, PhD (UCSUR)
• Ellen Kinnee, PhD (UCSUR)
• Janet Schlarb, PhD (UCSUR)
• Christianne Accurso, Research Assistant
• Chris Briem, Regional Economist (UCSUR)
Funded By
University Center for Social & Urban Research (UCSUR)
Collaborating Partners
* The Heinz Endowments seeks to help our region thrive as a whole and just community and, through that work, to model solutions to major national and global challenges. We are devoted to advancing our vision our southwestern Pennsylvania as a vibrant center of creativity, learning, and social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Our work is supported by reliable data based on equitable, results-focused goals to cultivate a world where all are treated with fairness and respect and have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.
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