Housing ownership among female migrants in South Africa: The case of metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.
Migration
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Issue: 1
(02 - 2017)
In the study of female migration and housing acquisition, little has been elaborated about the magnitude
and the direction of female migrants in South African context. Furthermore, housing tenure status is still
under researched. Hence, the determinants of housing ownership, and how this differs across
metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas is not sufficiently documented in migration and housing
literature. This paper aims at identifying the factors contributing towards housing ownership among
internal female migrants, and the differentials in comparing metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in
South Africa. This study makes use of the 2007 Community Survey data requested from Statistics South
Africa. Logistic regression analysis was performed to highlight the relationship between female
migration and housing ownership across areas. The key findings indicate that age, duration of residence,
housing type, and household size are the factors contributing towards housing ownership among female
migrants. The study found, further, that female migrants living in non-metropolitan areas are more likely
to own housing in relation to metropolitan areas.
Key words: Migration; housing ownership; Statistic South Africa
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