Residential Satisfaction in Public Core Housing in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

This study investigated residential satisfaction of randomly selected 156 household heads in the OGD Workers’ housing estate
in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Data were collected through questionnaire survey and analysed using descriptive statistics,
factor and categorical regression analyses. Respondents were generally satisfied with their housing conditions with 59 % of
them expressing satisfaction, while 41 % were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with their housing environment. They evaluated
satisfaction based on four key dimensions of housing unit characteristics, neighbourhood facilities and environment, management
and services; and these residential components contributed the most to predicting residential satisfaction. Respondents’ educational
background, employment sector, sex and age were also found to be predictors of satisfaction. A key implication of the findings
is that Core housing can provide satisfactory living environment, and this can be enhanced through the adoption of good housing
design and management practices, improved access to basic services and social infrastructure and rapid upgrading of the number
of bedrooms in the housing units.