Housing Norms, Housing Satisfaction and the Propensity to Move

Morris, Earl W.; Crull, Sue R.; Winter, Mary

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“…Although these norms vary with stage in the life course and social group, generally in Western societies such norms prioritise single family (detached) properties, homeownership and the availability of surplus dwelling space. Those individuals living in housing not fitting the norm may feel dissatisfied with their housing situation, stimulating a desire to move to attain these valued attributes (Morris et al 1976;Morris and Winter 1975). Desires are therefore the first step in the mobility process, although they also continue to affect later stages.…”

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“…Desiring a move is also linked to social mobility aspirations. Households may desire a move if their current housing situation differs from socially constructed norms (Morris, Crull and Winter 1976). Although these norms vary with stage in the life course and social group, generally in Western societies such norms prioritise single family (detached) properties, homeownership and the availability of surplus dwelling space.…”

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A Longitudinal Analysis of Moving Desires, Expectations and Actual Moving Behaviour

2011

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international research center and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent nonprofit organization supported by Deutsche Post Foundation. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its international network, workshops and conferences, data service, project support, research visits and doctoral program. IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination of research results and concepts to the interested public. Terms of use: Documents in D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E SIZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author.IZA Discussion Paper No. 5277 October 2010 ABSTRACT A Longitudinal Analysis of Moving Desires, Expectations and Actual Moving BehaviourMany theories of residential mobility contend that individuals express a sequence of moving desires, intentions and expectations prior to moving. Much research has investigated how individuals form these pre-move thoughts, with a largely separate literature examining actual mobility. Only a few studies have attempted to link pre-move thoughts to subsequent actual moves, but these often do not explicitly distinguish between different types and combinations of pre-move thoughts. Using 1998-2006 British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) data, this study is the first to investigate whether moving desires and expectations are empirically distinct pre-move thoughts. Using multinomial regression models we demonstrate that moving desires and expectations have different meanings, and often occur in combination: the factors associated with expecting to move differ depending upon whether the move is also desired (and vice versa). Next, using panel logistic regression models, we show that different desire-expectation combinations have different effects on the probability of subsequent moving behaviour.JEL Classification: J61, R21, R23

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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A Longitudinal Analysis of Moving Desires, Expectations and Actual Moving Behaviour

2011

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“…Kroesen et al, 2010). The two items, however, appear to be highly correlated (Galster and Hesser, 1981;Lu, 1999;Morris et al, 1978). Generally speaking, three groups can be distinguished with regard to factors influencing satisfaction: personal characteristics, characteristics of the dwelling and neighborhood factors (see, for example Buys and Miller, 2012;Galster and Hesser, 1981;Lu, 1999;Morris et al, 1978).…”

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Residential satisfaction close to highways: The impact of accessibility, nuisances and highway adjustment projects

Hamersma

Tillema

Sussman

et al. 2014

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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In this paper we focus on gaining insight into the residential satisfaction of households near highways, based on survey data collected among 1,225 respondents in the Netherlands living within 1,000 meters from a highway. Ordinal regression was used to study the impact of highway externalities on residential satisfaction. Moreover, we gained first insights into the reactions of people on highway adjustment projects, by studying people's expectations towards residential satisfaction as a consequence of the project with use of a multinomial logistic regression analysis. On average, 85 percent of respondents reported being satisfied with living near a highway. Regarding explanatory characteristics, subjective evaluations of air and noise nuisance and of accessibility are of comparable importance and seem to outperform objective exposure calculations or distance from the highway or access lane in explaining residential satisfaction. Moreover highway interest is directly reflected in a higher satisfaction. However, other factors such as neighborhood design, traffic safety and social cohesion are important as well. People react differently to highway adjustment plans, negative expectations being highly driven by current negative feelings towards nuisance, and positive expectations by personal interest in accessibility and a positive attitude towards cars. An important implication could be the notion that exposure is not the same as perceived nuisance, which may give reason to be cautious when making transportation planning decisions based solely on calculations. In addition, the finding that other (neighborhood) factors are also very important in explaining residential satisfaction is interesting when thinking about compensating for the negative effects of a highway in the neighborhood. Also, the results regarding reactions to an announced highway adjustment project might be used to better adjust the planning process to the characteristics of the residents in the area. Further research is necessary to deepen the results, for example through the addition of other road project locations, interviews and longitudinal data.Keywords: highway infrastructure planning, accessibility, nuisance, residential satisfaction, planned highway adjustment projects. Highlights We studied the impact of negative (nuisance) and positive (accessibility) highway externalities and a highway adjustment project on residential satisfaction near highways.  Perceived nuisance and accessibility influence residential satisfaction, but other neighborhood factors are also important.  Perceptions of accessibility and nuisance outweigh objective measures (exposure levels, distance from highway/accesslane).  Highway users show a higher satisfaction level.  Expectations towards highway adjustment projects are mixed; highway users and people who like driving in particular have more positive expectations, currently hindered people more negative expectations.3

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“…Most literature on residential moving behaviour deals with actual moves and not with people's wishes or intentions to move (some exceptions are Morris et al, 1976;Varady 1989;Kearns & Parkes, 2003). We analyse people's wish to leave the neighbourhood rather than moving intentions or actual moving behaviour.…”

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Who Wants to Leave the Neighbourhood? The Effect of Being Different from the Neighbourhood Population on Wishes to Move

2008

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This is the author's Post-print version (final draft post-refereeing as accepted for publication by the journal). The definitive, peer-reviewed and edited version of this AbstractLittle attention has been paid to date to the role of the neighbourhood as a factor influencing residential mobility and the residential choice process. The question addressed here is to what extent neighbourhood characteristics (percentage of rented dwellings, low income households and ethnic minorities in the neighbourhood) influence different categories residents wish to leave their neighbourhood. The answer to this question is capable of enhancing our understanding of residential mobility and mechanisms causing segregation by income and ethnic groups. We use data from the 2002 Netherlands Housing Demand Survey, enriched with neighbourhood characteristics. Whether or not people wish to leave their neighbourhood is estimated using a multilevel logistic regression model with cross-level interaction effects between individual and neighbourhood characteristics. The main result shows that with an increasing percentage of people from an ethnic minority in the neighbourhood, more people have the wish to leave the neighbourhood. However, this is to a lesser extent the case for members of ethnic minorities themselves.

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Housing Norms, Housing Satisfaction and the Propensity to Move

Cited by 141 publications

References 18 publications

A Longitudinal Analysis of Moving Desires, Expectations and Actual Moving Behaviour

A Longitudinal Analysis of Moving Desires, Expectations and Actual Moving Behaviour

Residential satisfaction close to highways: The impact of accessibility, nuisances and highway adjustment projects

Who Wants to Leave the Neighbourhood? The Effect of Being Different from the Neighbourhood Population on Wishes to Move

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