Do Europeans view their homes as castles? Homeownership and poverty perception throughout Europe

Watson, Duncan and Webb, Robert (2009) Do Europeans view their homes as castles? Homeownership and poverty perception throughout Europe. Urban Studies, 46 (9). pp. 1787-1805. ISSN 0042-0980

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Abstract

The paper investigates the notion that homeownership affects poverty perception. This is investigated by utilising a logit model to analyse various characteristics of homeowners in 11 different European nations. Overall, the analysis fails to reject the notion that homeowners throughout Europe are less likely to perceive themselves as living in poverty, but no evidence is found that homeownership is more valued in nations with high owner-occupancy rates. However, support is found for the notion that homeownership is used as a form of security in countries that experience greater income inequality.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2014 12:18
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2023 12:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/47320
DOI:	10.1177/0042098009106020

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