The Influence of Demographics on Owner-Occupied Housing Decisions: A Case of Apartment Households in Nairobi County, Kenya
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Date
2015
Authors
Omagwa, J.
Aduda, J.
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Publisher
Scienpress Ltd
Abstract
The study sought to determine if demographics overall have a statistically significant
influence on housing decision choices and to ascertain which particular demographics
have a statistically significant influence on housing decision choices amongst apartment
households in Nairobi County, Kenya. Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, the
study sampled 226 apartment households using two-stage cluster sampling with 196
households responding. Using multiple regression analysis (standard) at a significance
level of 0.05, the study found that demographics overall have a significant influence on
choice of residential neighbourhood (p=0.000) and choice of location of house (p=0.021).
Gender, experience and expertise of home owner, composition of household and
household expenditure, were statistically significant demographics in explaining choice of
neighbourhood decisions; household expenditure levels and expertise of home owner
were the only demographics with a statistically significant influence on choice of location
of house; the marital status of owner of the house was found to be the only demographic
with a statistically significant influence on source of financing decisions; size of family
and household expenditure levels were found to be the only demographics with a
statistically significant influence on size of house decisions. From the outcome of the
empirical investigation, the study makes recommendations to policy and practice; it cites
limitations and makes suggestions on areas for further study.
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Demographics, Housing decisions, County, Housing markets, Apartments
Citation
Business & Entrepreneurship Journal, vol.4, no.1, 2015, 11-26