Detailed Information on Publication Record
2017
Housing of Seniors in the Czech Republic: Challenges for Social Services
ŠPALKOVÁ, Dagmar and Jiří ŠPALEKBasic information
Original name
Housing of Seniors in the Czech Republic: Challenges for Social Services
Authors
ŠPALKOVÁ, Dagmar (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jiří ŠPALEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Journal of Social Service Research, Taylor & Francis, 2017, 0148-8376
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50602 Public administration
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 0.510
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14560/17:00094843
Organization unit
Faculty of Economics and Administration
UT WoS
000418417200004
Keywords in English
Housing; elderly; tenure choice; factors; logistic regression
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 14/10/2020 09:18, Mgr. Daniela Marcollová
Abstract
V originále
The article focuses on the housing market, the behavior and motivations of senior households to move or to stay in place. Knowing if and why seniors decide to move at retirement is a critical factor for the establishment of social service policies in terms of their structure, location, and provision. This study uses secondary data based on information about Czech households collected by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO). The data are annually collected via sample surveys of the income and living conditions of households (EU-SILC). The sample covers more than eight thousands of households. Analyzed data cover the period 2007–2012 when the abolishment of rent regulation in the Czech Republic took place. It is hypothesized that an impact like this might increase the willingness to move and reveal the factors which underlie the decisions of particular households. The results indicated that most Czech households that decided to move during the study period were driven by the increased financial burden of housing. Other factors, including the availability of social services and public utilities within the current location, played only minor roles. It seems that Czech senior households act in a very pragmatic and rational manner when deciding whether to stay in place or move, with the majority of households preferring not to move. Social policies should, therefore, concentrate on providing services for the current locations rather than on the construction of new social housing.
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