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Table 3 Distribution of U.S. households (in the thousands) with at least one HEQI risk factor in each domain by housing tenure and building type, American Housing Survey 2019 national public file (sample N = 51,993)

From: Development of a multidimensional housing and environmental quality index (HEQI): application to the American Housing Survey

 

All Households

Homeowner

Non-Homeownera

Single-family

Multifamily

(N = 117,284)

(N = 74,337)

(N = 42,947)

(N = 85,817)

(N = 31,467)

Cumulative

 Count ≥ 1, weighted N (%)

92,043 (78.5%)

62,336 (83.9%)

29,707 (69.2%)

71,221 (83%)

20,822 (66.2%)

   1 Domain

53,483,340 (45.6%)

37,068 (49.9%)

16,415 (38.2%)

41,647 (48.5%)

11,836 (37.6%)

   2 Domains

26,119,877 (22.3%)

18,052 (24.3%)

8,068 (18.8%)

20,527 (23.9%)

5,593 (17.8%)

   3 Domains

8,482,142 (7.2%)

5,299 (7.1%)

3,183 (7.4%)

6,384 (7.4%)

2,099 (6.7%)

   4-8 Domains

3,958,041 (3.4%)

1,917 (2.6%)

2,041 (4.8%)

2,664 (3.1%)

1,294 (4.1%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

1.27 (0, 8)

1.31 (0, 8)

1.20 (0, 8)

1.32 (0, 8)

1.12 (0, 8)

Household fuel combustion

 Count ≥ 1, weighted N (%)

71,962 (61.4%)

53,189 (71.6%)

18,773 (43.7%)

59,558 (69.4%)

12,404 (39.4%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.81 (0, 4.0)

1.0 (0, 4.0)

0.51 (0, 4.0)

0.98 (0, 4.0)

0.43 (0, 3.0)

Dampness and moldb

 Count ≥ 1, weighted N (%)

18,699 (15.9%)

11,251 (15.1%)

7,449 (17.3%)

13,743(16%)

4,956 (15.8%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.20 (0, 9.0)

0.18 (0, 8.0)

0.24 (0, 9.0)

0.20 (0, 8.0)

0.22 (0, 9.0)

Pests and allergens

 Count ≥ 1, weighted N (%)

4,949 (4.2%)

1,759 (2.4%)

3,190 (7.4%)

2,703 (3.1%)

2,246 (7.1%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.049 (0, 2.0)

0.024 (0, 2.0)

0.087 (0, 2.0)

0.034 (0, 2.0)

0.084 (0, 2.0)

Lead paint risk

 Count = 1, weighted N (%)

1,952 (1.7%)

939 (1.3%)

1,013 (2.4%)

1,329 (1.5%)

623 (2.0%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.015 (0, 1.0)

0.012 (0, 1.0)

0.021 (0, 1.0)

0.014 (0, 1.0)

0.019 (0, 1.0)

High indoor temperatures

 Count = 1, weighted N (%)

10,344 (8.8%)

5,343 (7.2%)

5,001 (11.6%)

6,435 (7.5%)

3,909 (12.4%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.11 (0, 1.0)

0.082 (0, 1.0)

0.14 (0, 1.0)

0.085 (0, 1.0)

0.15 (0, 1.0)

Low indoor temperatures

 Count ≥ 1, weighted N (%)

6,841 (5.8%)

3,745 (5.0%)

3,097 (7.2%)

4,857 (5.7%)

1,984 (6.3%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.078 (0, 2.0)

0.065 (0, 2.0)

0.097 (0, 2.0)

0.073 (0, 2.0)

0.088 (0, 2.0)

Severe crowding

 Count = 1, weighted N (%)

507 (0.4%)

117 (0.2%)

390 (0.9%)

223 (0.3%)

284 (0.9%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.0048 (0, 1.0)

0.0018 (0, 1.0)

0.0093 (0, 1.0)

0.0027 (0, 1.0)

0.0096 (0, 1.0)

Injury hazards

 Count ≥ 1, weighted N (%)

13,959 (11.9%)

7,873 (10.6%)

6,087 (14.2%)

9,897 (11.5%)

4,063 (12.9%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.14 (0, 5.0)

0.12 (0, 5.0)

0.17 (0, 5.0)

0.13 (0, 5.0)

0.16 (0, 5.0)

Inadequate water and sanitation

 Count ≥ 1, weighted N (%)

16,802 (14.3%)

12,561 (16.9%)

4,241 (9.9%)

14,303 (16.7%)

2,499 (7.9%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.13 (0, 4.0)

0.14 (0, 4.0)

0.10 (0, 4.0)

0.14 (0, 4.0)

0.090 (0, 4.0)

High building leakage

 Count = 1, weighted N (%)

2,813 (2.4%)

596 (0.8%)

2,218 (5.2%)

536,183 (0.6%)

2,277 (7.2%)

 Mean (Min, Max)

0.031 (0, 1.0)

0.010 (0, 1.0)

0.063 (0, 1.0)

0.0061 (0, 1.0)

0.088 (0, 1.0)

  1. Weighted estimates are per 1,000 households, rounded to nearest thousandth
  2. a The non-homeowner group includes renters (96.9%) and those occupied without payment of rent (3.1%)
  3. b Missing nine respondents