Logit Models for Housing Preferences, Demographic Variables and Actual Housing Conditions

Abstract

This paper analyzes housing tenure preference and structure type preference by using a logit analysis. The analyzed data are based on a stratified random sample of 1,208 white households from 13 cities and towns in Iowa. Two dichotomous housing preference variables {one for tenure and one for the type of structure) are used as dependent variables. The two housing conditions, actual housing tenure and type of structure, and the eight household characteristics are categorized to use as independent variables.

The results Indicate that among home owners and residents of single-family dwellings, there is no variation in preferences. However, among renters there are two preference variations: 1) home ownership is less likely to be preferred by female-headed households, widowed household heads, the elderly, those with less education and small households, when compared with the mean for all renters, and 2) the single-family dwelling is less likely to be preferred by female-headed households and small households. The single-family dwelling is more likely to be preferred by married households and large households, when compared with the mean for all residents of nonsingle-family dwelling.

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Earl W. Morris

Earl. W. Morris is Professor, Department of Family Environment and Jaesoon Cho is Research Assistant, Department of Family Environment, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. This is journal paper No. J-12044 and Project 2530 of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa.

Jaeson Cho

Earl. W. Morris is Professor, Department of Family Environment and Jaesoon Cho is Research Assistant, Department of Family Environment, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. This is journal paper No. J-12044 and Project 2530 of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa.