Development of a housing quality (HQ) scale in the context of Pakistan

Ummer Farooque, Muhammad Usman Awan and Muhammad Shafiq

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 2023, vol. 17, issue 4, 1067-1085

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this study is to develop a scale for measuring housing quality in the context of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach - The inductive and deductive approaches for item generation have been combined, and items have been purified using multistage expert review. Data was collected from a sizeable purposive sample of 445 respondents, and exploratory and confirmatory factor approaches used for assessing psychometric properties of the scale. Findings - The result is a 21-item scale covering five dimensions, namely, Design and Construction Quality, Neighborhood Quality, Adequacy of Space, Quality of Institutional Services and Proximity of Basic Amenities. Originality/value - This study contributes to housing quality literature by deepening our understanding of the concept of housing quality in the context of Pakistan, the world’s fifth most populous country. The findings of the study have important implications for both theory and practice.

Keywords: Housing quality; Developing country; Scale development; Dimensions of housing quality; Housing quality indicators; Housing quality scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/IJHMA-01-2023-0011

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