An Appraisal of Socio-Economic Characteristics and Residential Satisfaction of Occupants of Government Housing Projects in Addis Ababa
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1994-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
One of the variou~ strategies adopted to alleviate the
problem of housing shortage prevailing in the urban centre~
of Ethiopia has been the construction of rental house~ by the
government. De~pite such an attempt, little effort has been
expended in assessing the marketing situation or to whom the
dwellings are provided for, the movement pattern of
households and their attitudes towards the available housing
condition~. This paper examines the socio-economic and
demogr aphi c composi-t-i ons-o'f-th~e occapant-s-o'f- govern-me<rt- bui I t
dwelling units found in Addi~ Ababa, the spatial patterns
revealed during residential shifts and work tripsJ
factors explaining residential satisfaction .
and the
The original sample size consisted of 612 (20%)
households drawn from a total population of 3058. However,
due to unreturned and partly filled questionnaires, it
dropped to 502. The sample households were randomly and
proportionately selected from the housing units stratified
into different rental groups by
questionnaires distributed to
filled by the household heads.
by employing tables, analysis
housing projects. Then, the
the households chosen were
The data have been analyzed
of variance (ANOVA), simple
correlation and stepwise multiple regression techniques.
The findings of the study demonstrate that the dwelling
units undQr ref&rencw serve mainly small sizQ familia.,
married couples and the middle and higher income groups. The
three main motives which generate residential shifts are the
desire to avoid the discomforts arising from a shared housing
accommodation, e~ternal compulsiv& forces ~nd marriage. The
spatial coverage of residential shifts indicates that the
shifts are predominantly interzonal and that there are
significant distance differentials with respect to the socioeconomic
positions of household heads. The bulk of the worktrip~ ~re city centre oriented, cover rel~tively longer
di~t~nce~ ~nd termin~te out of re~identi~l zone~. 53.5% of
the v~ri~ce of residenti~l ~~ti~f~ction i~ ~ccounted for by
five predictors (household size, number of room~, di~t~nce
between hoae ~nd workpl~ce, feeling of aur~l priv~cy ~nd
feeling of visu~l priv~cy) selected fro. the original eleven.
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Socio-Economic Characteristics