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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine husband/wife consensus and resulting satisfaction regarding specific housing characteristics. During the spring of 1984, questionnaires were used to obtain information from 106 husbands and from their wives. Data were analyzed using the Chi-square statistic. The findings indicate that there is lack of consensus between many husband/wife dyads regarding preferred housing style and exterior/interior space allocation and that when there is a difference in preference, one sex does not consistently obtain his/her preference more than the other. This study also finds that, if the achieved housing characteristic is the same as the preferred housing characteristics, the respondent, whether it be the husband or the wife, tends to be more satisfied with the housing environment.
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Kay A. McKinzie
Kay A. McKinzie is Home Economist, Nebraska Cooperative Extension, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
E. Raedene Combs
E. Raedene Combs is Associate Professor, Department of Consumer Science and Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.