Abstract
In 2010, 18.7 percent of the U.S. non-institutionalized population had a disability. Despite the existence of the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), which prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of disability, recent research has found that individuals and/or families with disabilities live in poorer quality housing and neighborhoods than those without disabilities. However, no research has examined such disparities in residential attainment separately by housing tenure; our research seeks to fill this gap. The findings suggest that residential disadvantage among households with people with disabilities is worse in the sales market compared to the rental market. These findings are discussed as they relate to theories on residential attainment. The implications of our study suggest that more attention should be given to people with disabilities as they navigate the housing market, particularly in the sales market, and that greater enforcement of the FHAA is warranted in the sales market.
Highlights
In 2010, approximately 56.7 million people (18.7 percent) of the U.S civilian, non-institutionalized population had a disability, among whom about 38.3 million people (12.6 percent) had a severe disability (Brault 2012)
In 2017, of all the complaints made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) alleging housing discrimination, 61.9 percent were based on disability status, while 23.5 percent were on the basis of race, and 10.1 percent on national origin (Abedin et al 2018)
Using data from the 2009 national panel of the American Housing Survey (AHS), our paper seeks to address the limitations of previous research and answer three main questions: (1) Does the disability status of householders matter in shaping their neighborhood and housing quality for renters and owners? (2) Controlling for relevant socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, to what extent does disability status shape the residential attainment of owners and renters? and (3) With respect to the latter, is the impact of disability status similar or different by household housing tenure?
Summary
In 2010, approximately 56.7 million people (18.7 percent) of the U.S civilian, non-institutionalized population had a disability, among whom about 38.3 million people (12.6 percent) had a severe disability (Brault 2012). Projections show that by the year 2050, households with at least one member who has a long lasting physical disability will constitute 27.1 percent of the non-institutionalized population (Smith et al 2008). In 2017, of all the complaints made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) alleging housing discrimination, 61.9 percent were based on disability status, while 23.5 percent were on the basis of race, and 10.1 percent on national origin (Abedin et al 2018). The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) maintains that part of the reason for such high levels of complaints on the basis of disability is because it is easier to detect. HUD has an office devoted to housing issues for people with disabilities, making it easier for people to get information on how to file complaints
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