A Study on the Impact of Housing Environment of Residents Health - The Case of Incidence Rate of Environmental Disease -

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to derive health determinants on health of residents by residential environment through the analysis of prevalence in environmental disease, and analyze the correlation and influence by each factors. Moreover, the study was aimed to expand the interest in housing problem to reflect government policy on health housing, respectively with the public interest in health. In this study, based on the results from Korea Welfare panel survey carried out by Korea institute of Health and Social affair in 2015, the data of patients with asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, which meets the purpose of this study were extracted and set as dependent variables. Resident living environment such as Housing type, residential location, numbers of room, residential dimension, occupation type, and condition of frame/ room (heat resistance, fire proof, radiation proof, and moisture proof), type of residential use (water and sewage, kitchen, restroom, bath facilities, and heating system) were set as independent variables. Impact analysis was carried out through correlation analysis and regression analysis for each factor, and the results are as follows. First, the factors influencing the living environment affecting asthma were identified as the order by toilet use(0.241), residential dimension(-0.180), type of housing(-0.172), and noise / vibration / odor of suitability of life(0.108). Second, the factors affecting atopic dermatitis were identified as the order by the use of suitability of life such as noise/ vibration/ odor(-0.227), equipment condition of soundproofing/ ventilation/ lightning/ heating facilities(-0.107), and bath facilities(-0.101). Third, the factors influencing the allergic rhinitis were residential dimension(0.151), type of toilet usage(-0.137), housing type(0.113), suitability of life such as noise/vibration/ odor(0.096), soundproofing/ ventilation/ lightning/ heating facilities(0.062). The implication of this study is that it shows the analysis of correlation and influence on each factors through the systematic analysis related to the influence factors in physical health of an actual residents reflecting the environmental conditions of an actual housing class. Through this study, I intend to connect the public’s high interest in health to the problems creating healthy homes related to the residential environment and to be reflected in government policy on the related factors.