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Housing Preferences in the Nonmetropolitan Northeast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Donn A. Derr
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Rutgers University
Nelson L. LeRay
Affiliation:
Economic Development Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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The dwelling unit is often described as the focal point or hub in the delivery of a whole array of services to a household. It delivers “physical space … sanitary and cooking facilities …” and its geographic location provides access to a particular neighborhood and affects proximity and access to jobs, retail stores, public services, association with other people, and cultural and religious facilities. Thus, housing has a very important role in human resource development, and, subsequently, in economic growth and development. In general, housing plays an important role in the quality of life and living.

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Community Development Issues
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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This paper is based on data from Northeast Regional Research Project NE-77, Community Services for Nonmetropolitan People of the Northeast. The views presented are not necessarily those of the Economic Research Service or the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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