Transcript Exploring Housing Conditions of Low

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Southern region of U.S.
› (16 states and 1 district)
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Minorities
› Non-White
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Low-income
› Below 2009 U.S. median of $50,221
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Sample of 2,304
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What is the demographic profile?
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What is the housing profile?
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What are the relationships between
demographic and housing characteristics
and housing conditions?
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Age
Citizenship
Education
Family Income
Geographical Location (central city/suburban)
Household Size
Marital Status
Sex
Housing Variables
Demographic Variables
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Housing Subsidy
 Neighborhood Rating
 Structure Size
 Structure Type
 Tenure Status
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87% native born citizens
59% high school education or less
58% family income less than $25,000
(mean income = $21,564)
Average Household size = 2.35 persons
76% not married
62% female
Mean age = 49
66% lived in urban areas
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13% receive housing subsidy
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50% live in single family housing
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Average structure size: 2.56 bedrooms
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53% rent for cash
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89% : rated their housing quality as adequate
Average neighborhood rating : 7.75
(1=worst, 10=best)
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Bivariate Analyses
› One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)
› Chi-square
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Direct logistic regression
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Older
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Native born
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Less family income (less than $25,000)
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Less than a high school education
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Live in single family housing
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Live in urban areas
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More satisfied with their neighborhoods
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Rent for cash
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Family income
Geographic location
Housing subsidy
Neighborhood rating
Structure size
Structure type
•Greater income
•Higher neighborhood rating
•Larger structure size
•Multifamily/apartment living
•Housing subsidy
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•Living in suburban/rural areas
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Adequacy rating of housing very high
› Expectations?
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Living in urban areas, multifamily/apartment
housing = more adequate housing
› More options?
› Less income for maintenance, repairs?
› Cost to own adequate housing?
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Housing subsidy
› More adequate housing relate to
affordability?
› 45% of sample not eligible?
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Race variable did not distinguish White
from most Hispanics
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Multiple variables for neighborhood
rating more useful
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Was adequacy of housing quality a
good representation of housing
conditions?
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