A GUIDE FOR ASSESSING LOWER-COST HOUSING TARGET CHARACTERISTICS IN A GIVEN LOCALITY

REPORTED HERE IS A STUDY CONDUCTED AS AN EXPLORATORY EFFORT AIMED AT DEVELOPING A METHOD FOR DESCRIBING A LOCAL POPULATION IN LOWER-COST HOUSING AND THE OCCUPANTS' PERCEPTION OF THEIR CURRENT HOUSING. THE REPORT PRESENTS A METHOD OF DESCRIBING A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY'S HOUSING PROGRAM TARGET IN TERMS OF TWO DIMENSIONS, NAMELY, THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF LOW-COST HOUSING; AND DESCRIPTION OF SATISFACTION OR DISSATISFACTION LEVELS OF THE OCCUPANTS. THE FIRST OF THESE DIMENSIONS DESCRIBES THE COMMUNITY'S OBJECTIVELY DEWFINED HOUSING PROBLEM, WHILE THE SECOND INDICATES VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. THE STUDY SUGGESTS A GUIDE FOR MAKING DECISIONS CONCERNING AVAILABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS WHICH WILL BEST ENABLE A COMMUNITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS. A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS REGARDING MAINTENANCE WERE INCLUDED IN INTERVIEWS AND COVERED SUCH ASPECTS AS COSTS IN TIME AND MONEY, AND BUILDING DESIGN AS RELATED TO EXTERIOR-INTERIOR MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. CENSUS BLOCK STATISTICS AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULES WERE USED IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE RESULTS OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS METHOD ARE REPORTED IN NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES. THE DISCUSSION OF THE INVESTIGATION AND THE TABLES WHICH ARE PRESENTED ILLUSTRATE THE KIND OF DATA WHICH CAN BE GENERATED FROM THE SURVEY FORMAT. THE STUDY INDICATES POSSIBLE AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 4 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  New Mexico State University, Las Cruces

  Department of Civil Engineering, P.O. Box 30001
  Las Cruces, NM  United States  88003-8001
• Authors:
  • Mccormick, F D
  • Thode, E F
  • Maggard, S P
  • Siddallr
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 130 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 46

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Census; Communities; Housings; Interviewing; Research; Social values
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance
• Old TRIS Terms: Community values; Low costs
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00202360
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 2002 12:00AM