Portraits of American Life Study | Results & Summaries

Housing Choice

PAWT2

INTERVIEWER CODE: WHAT TYPE OF DWELLING IS THIS? (HC_1)

	TOTAL	%
-4) Don't know	4	.2
1) Single family house	1900	72.8
2) Multifamily house (more than one family lives in the same structure)	73	2.8
3) Single-unit apartment (only one unit in structure)	36	1.4
4) Multi-unit apartment (more than one unit in structure)	419	16.1
5) Apartment or room in house	11	.4
7) Trailer	97	3.7
8) Other	70	2.7
TOTAL	2610	100.0

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In what year did you personally move to this residence? (HC_3)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	1	0
-4) Don't Know	10	.4
1949) Before 1950	6	.2
1954) 1950-1954	18	.7
1959) 1955-1959	23	.9
1964) 1960-1964	35	1.3
1965) 1965	12	.5
1966) 1966	6	.2
1967) 1967	8	.3
1968) 1968	14	.5
1969) 1969	9	.3
1970) 1970	4	.2
1971) 1971	11	.4
1972) 1972	12	.5
1973) 1973	15	.6
1974) 1974	12	.5
1975) 1975	22	.8
1976) 1976	28	1.1
1977) 1977	10	.4
1978) 1978	16	.6
1979) 1979	14	.5
1980) 1980	26	1
1981) 1981	28	1.1
1982) 1982	11	.4
1983) 1983	29	1.1
1984) 1984	24	.9
1985) 1985	32	1.2
1986) 1986	51	2
1987) 1987	20	.8
1988) 1988	34	1.3
1989) 1989	38	1.5
1990) 1990	53	2
1991) 1991	47	1.8
1992) 1992	58	2.2
1993) 1993	44	1.7
1994) 1994	50	1.9
1995) 1995	60	2.3
1996) 1996	65	2.5
1997) 1997	73	2.8
1998) 1998	54	2.1
1999) 1999	117	4.5
2000) 2000	99	3.8
2001) 2001	135	5.2
2002) 2002	140	5.4
2003) 2003	185	7.1
2004) 2004	218	8.4
2005) 2005	394	15.1
2006) 2006	237	9.1
TOTAL	2608	100.0

Do you rent, own, or are you currently living here rent-free? (HC_5)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	1	0
-4) Don't know	3	.1
1) Rent	829	31.8
2) Own	1566	60
3) Live for free	212	8.1
TOTAL	2611	100.0

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Were you personally involved in the search for this home? (That is, did you help find this residence or was that done by other without your help?) (HC_6)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	0	0
-4) Don't know	0	0
1) Yes	1871	71.8
2) No	734	28.2
Missing	4
TOTAL	2605	100.0

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[If HC_6=Yes, skip to HC_7; else go to HC_19.] Was anyone else involved in the search for this home? (HC_7)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1411	75.4
2) No	460	24.6
Missing	739
TOTAL	1871	100.0

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[If HC_7=Yes, go to HC_9; else go to HC_10.] Who was the person most involved in this search? (HC_9A)

	TOTAL	%
-4) Don't know	0	0
1) Self	130	9.2
2) Parent (includes step, foster, adoptive)	84	6
3) Child (includes step, foster, adoptive)	29	2.1
4) Sibling (includes step, foster, adoptive)	30	2.1
5) Spouse	920	65.2
6) Unmarried partner	58	4.1
7) Roommate	35	2.5
13) Other relative	36	2.6
14) Other non-relative	89	6.3
Missing	1199
TOTAL	1411	100.0

Please tell me how this residence was found. What people or search methods did you use, such as real-estate agents, for sale or rent signs, or newspaper ads, to find this residence? [MARK ALL THAT APPLY] (HC_10)

	TOTAL	%
-4) Don't know	2	.1
1) Real estate agent	560	29.9
2) Newspaper ads or magazines	210	11.2
3) For rent/for sale sign	326	17.4
4) Internet	95	5.1
5) Apartment finder service	10	.5
7) Family member	150	8
8) Friend	177	9.5
9) House rental service	5	.3
11) Someone else	41	2.2
12) Other	295	15.8
Missing	739
TOTAL	1871	100.0

Think back to when you rented/bought/moved to this residence. Did you look at residences in neighborhoods other than this one? (HC_14)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1362	72.8
2) No	509	27.2
Missing	739
TOTAL	1871	100.0

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On average, how often have you felt unsafe, if ever, in your current neighborhood? (HC_19)

	TOTAL	%
-4) Don't know	0	0
1) Never	1757	67.3
2) Once or twice	662	25.4
3) Once a month	113	4.3
4) Once a week	36	1.4
5) At least once a day	41	1.6
TOTAL	2609	100.0

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Thinking about the people moving in and out of your neighborhood over the next three to five years, do you think that the percent of people in your neighborhood that are (R's selected race) will increase a lot, increase a little, stay about same, decrease a little, or decrease a lot? (HC_21)

	TOTAL	%
-4) Don't know	46	1.8
1) Increase a lot	234	9
2) Increase a little	244	9.3
3) Stay same	1569	60.1
4) Decrease a little	419	16.1
5) Decrease a lot	98	3.8
TOTAL	2610	100.0

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