Evaluation of Housing Quality in Selected Suburban of Ibadan, Nigeria
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The study examined the socio-economic characteristics of the residents in selected suburban of Ibadan; identified and examined the housing and neighborhood characteristics; evaluated housing quality and analysed the relationship between the housing and neighbourhood characteristics and housing quality. This is with a view to providing information that would enhance the housing quality in suburban of Ibadan. Primary and secondary data were used for the study. A survey of eleven purposively selected communities from Oluyole and Egbeda local government areas was conducted through a questionnaire administration and expert rating by five independent assessors using penalty scoring. The study employed a systematic random sampling method to select a sample size of 480 representing 5% of the sampling frame of 9600 household heads. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The ANOVA indicated that the relationship between residents, housing, and neighbourhood characteristics was significant. The study concluded that housing quality in the suburban of Ibadan is poor.
Institution: Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6930410483
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