Intraurban housing mobility in a traditional West African city: Shelter orbusiness decision?

The use of housing for income generation through informal-sector activities is widespread in urban areas of developing countries. Most households cons ider their shelter needs when making housing choices. For households that u se their dwellings for income generation, housing choices are also business decisions. Using data from a 596-household survey collected in 1996 in Kum asi, Ghana, logistic regression is used to examine the determinants of intr aurban moves. Households using their home for income generation are signifi cantly less likely to move.