The Czech Population's Opinions on the Housing Situation and Housing Policy: Does the Czech Republic Have 'Housing Classes'?

The article examines the relationship between housing affordability and fertility in the Czech Republic after 1989. An analysis of national data suggests that improving housing affordability might be a factor behind the rise of fertility that has been observed since the beginning of the 2000s. The regional variation in fertility is generally lower than the regional variation of indicators of both housing affordability and the economic situation. Although the number of children born increased noticeably, total fertility did not increase at the same pace, and its regional patterns remained rather stable. The most important factor that infl uences the regional variation in fertility is the education of women, particularly young women. When the education of women is controlled for, housing affordability plays an important role in explaining the regional variation in fertility -both the total fertility rate and the timing of childbearing.

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The Segmentation of Czech Households and a General Prognosis of the Number of Households in Selected Legal Forms of Housing and Types of Development until 2020

Sunega¹,

Lux²

2010

Czech Sociological Review

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In many advanced countries housing consumption plays a significant role in the social stratifi cation of households. First, the article sets out to determine whether during the transformation period signifi cant differentiation of housing consumption occurred and social stratifi cation became linked to stratifi cation by housing consumption. In other words, whether alongside the 'standard' criteria (age, education, income, and other socio-economic variables) infl uencing the stratifi cation of Czech households it is also necessary to take into account the type and quality of housing. Second, in relation to these fi ndings on stratifi cation, Czech households are segmented into 12 segments. The article then makes some general prognoses for each household segment regarding the number of households in selected forms of housing and types of housing development for 2020. These prognoses showed that if 'optimistic' outlooks for economic development are met and Czech citizens' housing preferences remain constant, there could be a substantial increase compared to today in the share of Czech households living in family homes and even to a certain excess of supply of rental fl ats over demand.

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The Czech Population's Opinions on the Housing Situation and Housing Policy: Does the Czech Republic Have 'Housing Classes'?

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