Socio-Economic Characteristics of Residents of Multihabited Houses in Ogbomoso, South West, Nigeria
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housing, housing typology, multihabited house, policies, social status
Abstract
Socio economic class may be defined as relatively permanent and homogenous division in a society into which individuals or families sharing similar values life styles interests and behaviours can be categorised As such information relating to socio economic and cultural characteristics of citizens are vital information in the formulation of workable housing policies and planning of basic infrastructure and service delivery This study examined the socio economic characteristics of residents of multihabited houses in Ogbomoso South West Nigeria the analysis is hinged on the fact that multihabited house is common in Ogbomoso city in Nigeria This house type is synonymous with the poor and the low-income groups A chi square analysis to indicate the effects of each socio-economic variable on the choice of the housing typology was done The data used for the analysis were derived from a survey of multihabited houses in the high and medium residential areas of Ogbomoso metropolis Nine hundred and fifty five 955 multihabited houses and a household head each in a multihabited house represented the sample The results indicated effects of residents educational status occupation and income with the housing typology This paper therefore suggests that multihabited housing typology can be used by the Federal State and Local government to meet the housing need of the low income group
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2016-05-15
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