DETERMINANTS OF OWNERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON HEALTHY HOUSING QUALITY OF LARGE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS IN PONDICHERRY
Keywords:
healthy housing quality, large residential Apartments, Owners, residential satisfaction, PondicherryAbstract
Housing has been a major concern for all people in the world, and it has been always considered as a basic human need. Housing fulfills physical needs by proving a sense of personal space and privacy. To what extent dwelling unit features, neighborhood features, building quality, services needs and expectations predict the occupants’ residential satisfaction, which were classified as the exogenous variables. Determinants of good apartment housing can be measured through the investigation of the satisfaction levels perceived by the apartment’s owners. The need for adequate and affordable housing is connected with the physical, psychological, social and managerial aspects. This study aims to model the determinants of owners’ perceptions on healthy housing quality of large residential apartment in Pondicherry taking overall apartment satisfaction in terms of price satisfaction as dependent variable. For this purpose, five dimensions of healthy housing quality are identified, viz., physical, psychological, social, managerial and overall apartment satisfaction. This study used primary data collected from 193 owners who live in 9 large residential apartments (having 30 and above dwelling units) in Pondicherry, using convenience sampling method. A structured questionnaire is used to collect the required data. This study employs correlation and multiple linear regression models. Using regression analysis, It is found that price satisfaction is positively and significantly related to comfort, safety, psychological vitality, social identity, managerial maintenance and operation management whereas negatively and significantly related to social integration (such as Physical, Psychological, Social and Managerial) of Large Residential Apartments in Pondicherry, based on owners’ perceptions.
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