Spatial dimensions of the demand for homeownership. A Danish rural–urban perspective |
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Authors: | Jens Fyhn Lykke Sørensen |
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Affiliation: | (1) Danish Centre for Rural Research, University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrs Vej 9, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark |
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Abstract: | This paper introduces the concept of “spatial location satisfaction” and examines its relation to the individual demand for
homeownership. Based on a Danish questionnaire survey carried out in a rural study area (N = 1,000) and in an urban study area (N = 1,015), a tenure choice model was estimated relating spatial location satisfaction to homeownership, while adjusting for
control variables. The spatial location satisfaction variable was constructed from two questionnaire items asking respondents
to state their actual and preferred place of settlement given five location type options: large city, medium-sized city, small
town, village, and “in the countryside”. As hypothesised, the study shows a strong association between spatial location satisfaction
and the individual demand for homeownership. This association is robust across study areas. Spatial location satisfaction
is highest in the rural study area and explains about 6% of the rural–urban difference in homeownership rates. The identification
of a positive association between spatial location satisfaction and homeownership adds credibility to population surveys that
measure the correspondence between actual and preferred location type. This, in turn, provides increased impetus to use such
survey data as one of the tools in formulating regional planning policies. |
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