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Abstract
This dissertation investigated determinants of housing satisfaction and neighborhood satisfaction in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses under Family Housing Adjustment Theory. Using 2015, 2017, and 2019 American Housing Survey national samples, research questions were addressed through incorporating first-time homebuyers (FTHBs) and common interest developments (CIDs) in ordered choice regressions. Ceteris paribus, the results suggested that each satisfaction type was a significant determinant. Bothersome neighborhood features adversely affected housing and neighborhood satisfaction over time. Females were more likely to be satisfied with housing than males. African-Americans were more likely to be satisfied with housing, not neighborhood, than Caucasians. Hispanics were more likely to be satisfied with housing, not neighborhood, than non-Hispanics. Foreign-born householders were more likely to be satisfied with neighborhood, not housing, than native-born householders. FTHBs were more likely to be satisfied with housing than renters. However, FTHBs were less likely to be satisfied with neighborhood than renters and repeat homeowners. Married couples without children were more likely to be satisfied with housing than all other households, not over time. Married couples with children were more likely to be satisfied with neighborhood than married couples without children. Residence duration had no significant effect on housing satisfaction. Recent moving experience positively affected housing satisfaction, even over time, but it negatively affected neighborhood satisfaction. Same household composition positively affected housing and neighborhood satisfaction, not over time. Property values and housing costs showed the “neutral” magnitude of their effects on housing satisfaction, even over time. Housing subsidies positively affected housing satisfaction but negatively affected neighborhood satisfaction, even over time. Housing adequacy positively affected housing satisfaction, even over time. House-holders in single-family detached homes were more likely to be satisfied with housing and neighborhood than all their counterparts. Overcrowding adversely affected housing satisfaction, even over time. Householders in CIDs were more likely to be satisfied with housing and neighborhood than those in standard subdivisions, even over time. Given the CIDs status, repeat homeowners remained more likely to be satisfied with housing and neighborhood than FTHBs. The time effect was not all statistically significant but positive, suggesting individuals’ housing and neighborhood satisfaction likely increased over time.