eprintid: 4260
rev_number: 4
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/00/42/60
datestamp: 2023-07-18 09:24:08
lastmod: 2023-07-18 09:24:08
status_changed: 2023-07-18 09:24:08
type: thesis
metadata_visibility: show
sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Wieringa, Koen
creators_id: S4525892
creators_email: k.wieringa.2@student.rug.nl
title: Housing satisfaction among native and immigrant residents in the Netherlands
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Housing satisfaction is a critical determinant of the success of housing policies, as it relates directly to individual well-being and quality of life. Nationality is identified as an important predictor of housing satisfaction within different spatial contexts. However, within the spatial context of the Netherlands, a knowledge gap exists regarding this relationship. In this paper, I show that there is a positive relationship between being a native resident and perceived housing satisfaction in the Netherlands. Through analysing data from the WoON 2021 dataset (n = 39,134), using descriptive statistics, binary logistic regressions and an interaction model, it is shown that nationality, directly and indirectly, influences housing satisfaction. The interaction model shows that nationality, household size and housing size are important individual predictors of satisfaction. Significant interactions between nationality, household size and housing size further expand the relationships identified. The results help to fill the knowledge gap that exists regarding the nationality–housing satisfaction relationship. Additionally, this study could help housing policymakers to solve this satisfaction discrepancy based on nationality.
date: 2023
pages: 16
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Mawhorter, S.L.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_email: s.l.mawhorter@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Housing satisfaction
keywords_local: The Netherlands
keywords_local: Nationality
keywords_local: Housing characteristics
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-07-16
citation:   Wieringa, Koen  (2023) Housing satisfaction among native and immigrant residents in the Netherlands.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4260/1/BaPro7_Koen_Wieringa_S4525892.pdf