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Livability vs. Affordability; Disability and Housing in the United States

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  • Raeda K. Anderson

    (Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
    Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA)

  • Daniel S. Pasciuti

    (Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA)

  • Chloe M. Sellers

    (Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA)

Abstract

This paper demonstrates the macro dynamics of housing and disability by comparing pressures on a broad range of issues related to housing and disability across states. Despite the growing population of adults with disabilities in the United States, research on the national-level relationship between housing and disability has been largely absent and little attention has been paid to accessibility, housing affordability, or the prevalence of involuntary movement and relocation for adults with disabilities. Using national data from the 2020 American Community Survey (ACS), we examine the multi-dimensional nature of housing, through cost burdens, upkeep, and maintenance, renting vs. ownership, and types of housing prevalent in the United States, and argue that this creates a paradox of livability vs. affordability for adults with disabilities. These state-level trends in the cost and livability of housing environments by state show that housing conditions and housing costs are inversely associated for adults with disabilities. These macro-level conditionalities are not uniform but vary by housing type and location across the country, creating specific paradoxes in each state. We assert that housing itself is one of the key mechanisms that can support or hinder the long-term well-being of persons with disabilities living in the community, through the presence or absence of both physical space and facilities in the home. Ultimately, housing conditions and affordability need to be considered primary factors in the study and support of persons with disabilities and these considerations must be tailored to state and local housing dynamics to meet persons with disabilities where they live.

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  • Raeda K. Anderson & Daniel S. Pasciuti & Chloe M. Sellers, 2024. "Livability vs. Affordability; Disability and Housing in the United States," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-12, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:13:y:2024:i:6:p:291-:d:1404531
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