Abstract
This article identifies and compares the housing preferences of seniors and pre-senior citizens in Poland. In addition, the attitude of residents of large cities in the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship towards senior citizens’ housing was determined. Surveys were conducted in the two largest cities of this region. The influence of the potential behaviors of this group of society on the development of housing was also examined. Results showed that differentiation of housing preferences was visible primarily when choosing the type of development and size of the dwelling. Seniors preferred smaller units in multi-family housing construction. Pre-senior citizens, on the other hand, were more likely to think about living in a single-family house. The location of a new dwelling was also important. Seniors, more often than people aged 50–59, chose a location in the city center. Pre-senior citizens, in contrast, more often decided to live in a rural area or outside the city center. Moreover, the attitude of seniors towards senior citizens’ housing is undecided, which may indicate that many people may change their housing preferences in the future and decide to move.
Highlights
For several decades, European society, including that of Poland, has been accompanied by the phenomenon of population ageing [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
The current study addresses the problem of examining housing preferences of people in the pre-senior and senior age groups, and examines residents’ attitudes towards senior citizens’ housing, in large cities in the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship
The research sample reflected the structure of the inhabitants of the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship in terms of the number of people living there: (a) Gender; In the course of the tests carried out at that time, a quota selection for the sample was used
Summary
European society, including that of Poland, has been accompanied by the phenomenon of population ageing [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8] This process is manifested by changes in the age structure of the overall population as a continuous increase in the proportion of older people and a decrease in the proportion of people of working age. By 2100, it is estimated that people over 65 years of age in EU countries will account for 31.3% of the total EU population This age group will be characterized by the ageing of the elderly. The attachment to apartment ownership is currently of paramount importance for Polish seniors
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