Data Analysis and Applications 1

8An Approximation of Social Well-Being Evaluation Using Structural Equation Modeling

Periurban livestock has proved to be important since it caters to food cities, transforms waste from local restaurants and markets, and provides economic, cultural and social incentives that provide well-being to families and the entire community. The objective was established by indicators of social welfare in periurban communities through categorical principal components analysis and structural equation modeling to understand why farming families continue to survive in spite of high production costs, pressure for land use and environmental pollution.

8.1. Introduction

Urban spaces have gradually gained ground with respect to rural areas. Migration of people from the countryside to cities is becoming more frequent as they seek better employment opportunities, wages and living conditions. This causes communities on the periphery to grow and provide adequate public services.

Health is one of the important needs that a human has, and according to World Health Organization (WHO) (OMS 2015), this concept involves not only the absence of diseases or pathologies, but also includes social and psychological aspects.

Welfare is another aspect that is closely related to health; Graaff (1967) mentions that it is the state in which one is well, without diseases, with health, energy, etc. Therefore, it can be compared with happiness, joy, satisfaction, etc.

FAO (2014) has given importance to small-scale ...