ASSESSMENT OF RESIDENTS SATISFACTION WITH PUBLIC-HOUSING IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

The federal government of Nigeria developed large-scale public housing to provide living spaces for federal employees in the recently create d capital, Abuja. The paper examines the resident satisfaction with pu blic housing and the relationship of satisfaction with specific housin g features to overall housing satisfaction. The sample of 1,089 househ olds was randomly selected from residents in 19,863 public housing uni ts in Abuja. A five-point Likert scale was used to measure residents' level of housing satisfaction. The data were analyzed using descriptiv e statistics and correlation analysis. The residents expressed dissati sfaction with their overall housing situation; they were dissatisfied with structure types, building features, housing conditions, and housi ng management. They were satisfied with the neighborhood facilities. G overnment housing policy should encourage a decent living environment, effective housing management, and construction of high quality struct ure types, (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.