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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Housing Satisfaction"”.
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Housing Satisfaction Among Homeowners: An Examination of the Determinants
… identify significant determinants of consumers' satisfaction with housing. It was assumed that two types of factors, (1) characteristics of the consumers and (2) attributes of housing, might influence housing satisfaction.
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Resident housing satisfaction in multifamily housing environments in Korea
Housing environments are important in understanding man's relationship to the built environment, since they represent the most fundamental place for living. Residents' housing satisfaction, as a theoretical construct, has been an important criterion in evaluating the performance of not only the …
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The impact of oil-related pollution on housing satisfaction of Kuwaiti households
… oil fires on the socio-psychological values of housing and the cultural meanings of home and homeownership of Kuwaiti households. In 1994, a follow-up study was conducted to examine how time between the two studies and treatments of residential interiors and exteriors might have affected Kuwaiti …
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Satisfaction with public housing: the case of Abuja, Nigeria
Public housing programs have been the major tool for providing shelter in Abuja City, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationships between housing satisfaction and structure types, building features, housing conditions, neighborhood facilities, management, and …
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An evaluation and comparison of the livability of prototypical and conventional house types: the development and testing of a methodology
… The House Plan Evaluation Checklist and the Housing Satisfaction Scale were developed and analyzed for content validity using the responses of randomly selected housing professionals. Once the instrumsnts were revised they were used to evaluate the Benchmark house type (FmHA plan no. H5-41) …
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Evaluating the impacts of a state led relocation project on beneficiaries' housing satisfactions: Pelican Park as a case study
… of state relocation projects on beneficiaries housing satisfaction. The government embarks on relocation projects as a means to address massive housing backlog. One of the main drawbacks with relocation projects is locational disadvantage. The broad aim of this dissertation is to evaluate the …
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Modeling Resident Satisfaction: Comparison of the Francescato and Fishbein-Ajzen TRA Models
A military on-post family housing site is selected as a setting for this study. Since this dissertation is the first study applying the TRA to housing satisfaction studies, it reveals many limitations with a typical housing setting. This study draws statistical and practical superiority of the …
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Housing Challenges of Asian and Pacific Island Elders in the United States from 1995 to 2007
… cause low-income immigrants to struggle with housing affordability. Thus, this study examined housing challenges of Asian and Pacific Island elders, focusing on government assistance, and demographic, housing, and neighborhood characteristics. The research framework was based on the theory of …
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Rural Self-Help Housing: A Post Occupancy Evaluation of Homeowners' Satisfaction With Residential Space Plan Design and Housing Quality
… purpose of this research was to investigate the housing satisfaction of rural, self-help homeowners with respect to the interior of their houses. This research surveyed households' satisfaction with respect to housing quality and residential space plan design. Aspects of housing quality included: …
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Home Environments and Allergen Avoidance Practices in a Hot, Humid Climate
… of the study was to examine home conditions, housing satisfactions, and allergen avoidance practices of people with allergic rhinitis, focusing on female patients who lived in an urban area in a hot, humid climate. The Morris and Winter theory of housing adjustment provides a theoretical base …
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Housing expectations, satisfaction, and tenure plans of Black, female heads-of-household who participate in the section 8 leased housing program
… households have the most limited access to housing of any socioeconomic group in the United States. The principle government program to help alleviate this problem is the Section 8 Leased Housing Program. The purpose of this study was to examine significant differences in intent to move by …
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Influences on Health Related Quality of Life in Community Dwelling Adults Aged 60 Years and Over
… to influence HRQL included medical burden, housing satisfaction, socioeconomic status,religion/spirituality, age, gender, and marital status.Three hundred and sixty three (363) participants were drawn from a random sample of community dwelling elderly living in Tompkins County, NY (mean age, …
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Housing awareness, importance, preferences, and satisfaction of pre- and early-adolescent children in Appalachian Kentucky
Housing, a basic necessity, is frequently described as costly and increasingly designated as unaffordable; yet, there is a continuing conventionality in American tastes, desires, and ideals of housing. In order to expand housing knowledge, and, perhaps to facilitate the use of housing alternatives, …
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Age as a predictor of acceptance of housing alternatives among the nonmetropolitan population
… a model of predictors of acceptance of housing alternatives among the nonmetropolitan population. The study analyzed data from the Southern Regional Research Project, S-141, “Housing for Low- and Moderate-Income Families." The sample consisted of 1,234 households and a subsample of 556 …
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A Framework for Promoting Socio-Economic Factors to Achieve Sustainable Mass Housing in Abuja, Nigeria.
… architecture particularly in the context of mass housing development play a critical role in shaping sustainability outcomes. In rapidly urbanising cities in the Global South, however, sustainable housing is often approached through narrow technical or policy-driven frameworks, with limited …
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Rental Housing Search and Occupancy Experiences of Veterans with Disabilities
The search for rental housing can be a very stressful and complex process for veterans with service-connected disabilities. This process requires the evaluation of different factors, such as one's credit score, housing costs in relation to income and employment status, space requirements, type of …
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Independent Living Retirement Facilities: The Effect of Push and Pull Factors on Residential Satisfaction
Wants and needs for housing change over time as events occur (such as marriage, raising families, career promotions) that cause adults to re-examine their living environments. As people age, this reassessment continues, and alternative housing options may be considered. One housing option that is …
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The NIMBY Syndrome and Low-Cost Manufactured Housing Developments: Can Landscape Architecture Help Overcome Community Opposition?
Decent housing available to the working class in America is in very short supply. Manufactured housing could help to meet this basic need. But community groups and politicians often reject manufactured housing because they fear it will have a negative impact upon property values and the aesthetic …