Investigating the Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Households’ Residential Location Choice Using Multinomial Logit Analysis | ||
| International Journal of Architectural Engineering and Urban Research | ||
| Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 92-115 PDF (427.82 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijaeur.2022.259046 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mohamed Mansour Gomaa | ||
| 1 Department of Architecture, School of Design and Architecture, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2 Department of Architecture Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Increasing amounts of literature have been published recently on the factors that influence household residential location decisions. These factors include transportation accessibility, physical and environmental aspects of neighborhoods, household socioeconomic characteristics, and others. However, few research has looked at how the attributes of a housing location influence households’ choices. As a result, the primary goal of this study is to examine the influencing factors for households’ residential location choices. This has been achieved by developing a discrete choice analysis that utilizes a multinomial logit model, using state-wide data from the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). The key findings of this study reveal that the most influential factors include; household income, race, household size, number of vehicles in the household, type of housing, and the household structure. The critical factors linked with high-income groups include access to school, proximity to work, and closeness to friends and family. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Residential Location Choice; Housing Determinants; Multinomial Logit Model; National Household Travel Surveys; Discrete Choice Analysis; Urban Transportation Planning | ||
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