The major purposes of this study were to determine the conditions of, satisfactions with and aspirations for housing of the Appalachian coal miner and to examine the relationships between housing deprivation, housing satisfactions, housing aspirations and various demographic and housing characteristics. / A proportionate random sample was selected from the rank-and-file coal miners employed at mines located in McDowell County, West Virginia. A questionnaire was developed, pilot tested, revised and mailed to 687 miner families. A total of 438 usable questionnaires (63%) was returned. An SPSS computer program was used to analyze data. / Findings revealed the majority of miners in this study was not housing deprived; however, they lacked some amenities enjoyed by workers of similar incomes in other geographic locations. Housing deprivation was related to length of time in dwelling, form of tenure, location of dwelling, family income and race; however, the magnitude of the relationships was weak. / Housing satisfaction was significantly correlated with location of dwelling, race, housing deprivation and propensity to more. However, only location was an important relationship in terms of magnitude. Thus, it can be concluded that those miners in the sample who live outside McDowell County are better satisfied with their housing. / Housing aspirations were related to only one variable, family income. However the magnitude of the relationship was weak. Respondents desired a brick home with central air conditioning, a dining room, family room, laundry room, three bedrooms, one and a half baths, a deck or patio, and a garage. These aspirations closely approximate American cultural norms for housing. / A comparison of McDowell County residents and non-residents showed significant differences in family income, education of household head, race, housing deprivation, and housing satisfaction. Miners living outside McDowell County were better satisfied with their housing and less likely to be housing deprived than those living within McDowell County. However, there was no difference in the housing aspiration levels of the two groups. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-05, Section: A, page: 1707. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74822 |
| Contributors | GOSS, ROSEMARY CARUCCI., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 169 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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