Research Article

Housing Demand in Urban Areas and Sanitary Requirements of Dwellings in Italy

Table 2

Descriptive analysis.

VariablesFrequency (%)

Year of certification request, no. (%)2012136/363 (37.4)
2013135/363 (37.2)
201437/363 (10.2)
201518/363 (5.0)
201637/363 (10.2)
Italians, no. (%)170/363 (46.8)
Reason for the request, no. (%)Residency permit169/363 (46.6)
Subsidy119/363 (32.8)
Provincial labour Office request48/363 (13.2)
Social housing requirements21/363 (5.8)
Family reunification3/363 (0.8)
Adoption2/363 (0.5)
Hospitality1/363 (0.3)
Improper dwellings, no. (%)56/363 (15.4)
Poor ventilation and illumination, no. (%)66/363 (18.2)
Damp, no. (%)111/363 (30.6)
Incomplete/absent services (bathrooms, kitchens, running water), no. (%)40/363 (11.0)
Unhygienic dwelling, no. (%)128/363 (35.3)
Overcrowded dwellings, no. (%)32/363 (8.8)
Uninhabitable dwellings, no. (%)80/363 (22.0)
Suitable dwellings, no. (%)215/363 (59.2)