Socio-Economic Background of Households and the implication for Housing Choices in Urban Ghana

This study examines the linkages between the socio-economic background of households and their housingchoices in the urban enclaves of Ghana. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 900 participantsfrom the study areas. Questionnaire was used to glean data from the participants. Pearson co...

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Published in:Ghana journal of geography 2022-08, Vol.14 (2), p.167-202
Main Authors: Boateng, Simon, Appiah, Divine Odame, Buor, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chi-square test
Economics
Education
Households
Houses
Housing
Regression analysis
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
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Summary:This study examines the linkages between the socio-economic background of households and their housingchoices in the urban enclaves of Ghana. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 900 participantsfrom the study areas. Questionnaire was used to glean data from the participants. Pearson correlation andmultinomial logistic regression were used to estimate the level of association between socio-economiccharacteristics of households and their housing choices. The study found that the choice of housing type wassignificantly associated with sex (χ2=56.004, p
ISSN:0855-9414
2821-8892
DOI:10.4314/gjg.v14i2.7