Measuring the Objective Quality of Life of Urban Residents in Hohhot: A Multidimensional Empirical Study

Abstract

This study takes Hohhot as the research object and conducts a systematic measurement and empirical analysis of the objective dimensions of urban residents’ quality of life. Unlike previous studies that focus primarily on subjective satisfaction or single economic indicators, this paper constructs an objective evaluation framework from five dimensions: income and employment, social security and public safety, public services and urban infrastructure, urban ecological environment, and leisure life and leisure time. It aims to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the current conditions and structural characteristics of residents’ quality of life in a frontier regional central city. Based on 504 questionnaire responses, the study applies SPSS for data standardization, indicator integration, and comprehensive evaluation to measure the objective quality of life of Hohhot residents and further examines inter-dimensional differences and their influencing characteristics. The results show that the overall objective quality of life of Hohhot residents is at a moderate level, while clear imbalances exist across dimensions. Among them, urban infrastructure performs relatively well, indicating that the city has developed certain advantages in modernization and public resource provision; however, urban ecological governance, the balance of public services, and social security support conditions still require improvement. Overall, the objective quality of life of Hohhot residents shows a pattern of “overall improvement coexisting with structural differentiation,” suggesting that the enhancement of urban quality of life depends not only on economic growth, but also on the coordinated optimization of public governance capacity, resource allocation efficiency, and livelihood security systems.