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Abstract
A causal model based on the Morris and Winter (1975, 1978) theory of family-housing adjustment is used to examine some of the determinants of housing satisfaction of low-income, male family heads of work-force age who live in a rural area. Differences between housing norms and housing conditions are utilized as intervening variables between family characteristics and housing satisfaction. Perceived low levels of maintenance quality and fewer bedrooms than needed decrease satisfaction. Home ownership reduces home maintenance needs, but has little or no direct effect on housing satisfaction. Household characteristics tend to have indirect effects. Maintenance quality decreases with age of the head and increases with higher levels of maintenance skill of the head. Larger families tend to have greater need for more bedrooms.
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Anne R. Coveney
Anne R. Coveney is Associate Professor, Department of Family Resource Management, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Nancy M. Rudd
Nancy M. Rudd is Associate Professor, Department of Family Resource Management, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. This research was supported by Title V research funds of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Additional support was provided by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University.