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MANUFACTURED HOUSING IN
NONMETROPOLITAN AREAS:
A DATA REVIEW
© Housing Assistance Council, 1996
Permission is granted ONLY to nonprofit
community-based organizations to reproduce and/or adapt this document, and only for their own use.
APPENDIX D: TABLES
Table 1. Failures in Equipment
| |
Nonmetro Mobile Homes |
Nonmetro Non-Mobile Homes |
Central City Mobile Homes |
Suburban Mobile Homes |
| No Water Supply Stoppage in the Last 3 Months |
95 % |
96 % |
87 % |
90 % |
| With at Least One Working Flush Toilet |
93 % |
95 % |
93 % |
95 % |
No Sewage Disposal Breakdown in Last 3 Months/
With Public Sewer |
98 % |
98 % |
99 % |
96 % |
No Sewage Disposal Breakdown in Last 3 Months/
With Septic Tank or Cesspool |
98 % |
98 % |
100 % |
97 % |
| Not Uncomfortably Cold for More Than 24 Hours Last
Year |
91 % |
94 % |
90 % |
90 % |
| No Fuses Blown in Last 3 Months |
86 % |
87 % |
85 % |
86 % |
Table 2. Selected Equipment and Plumbing
| |
Nonmetro Mobile Homes |
Nonmetro Non-Mobile Homes |
Central City Mobile Homes |
Suburban Mobile Homes |
| Complete Kitchen |
99 % |
99 % |
100 % |
99 % |
| Refrigerator |
100 % |
100 % |
100 % |
100 % |
| Dishwasher |
27 % |
43 % |
36 % |
31 % |
| Washing Machine |
86 % |
85 % |
76 % |
81 % |
| Clothes Dryer |
77 % |
79 % |
71 % |
74 % |
Air Conditioning/
Central |
35 % |
35 % |
52 % |
46 % |
Air Conditioning/
Room Unit |
33 % |
32 % |
24 % |
29 % |
| Main Heating Eqpt./ Warm-Air Furnace |
72 % |
49 % |
81 % |
72 % |
| Main Heating Eqpt./ Steam or Hot Water |
-- |
10 % |
1 % |
-- |
| Main Heating Eqpt./ Electric Heat Pump |
7 % |
8 % |
5 % |
8 % |
| Main Heating Eqpt./ Built-In Electric Unit |
3 % |
10 % |
3 % |
2 % |
| Main Heating Eqpt./ Stoves |
7 % |
8 % |
-- |
5 % |
| All Plumbing |
99 % |
98 % |
94 % |
99 % |
"--" means zero or rounds to zero
Table 3. Selected Repairs, Improvements, and Alterations --
Owner Occupied Units
| |
Nonmetro Mobile Homes |
Nonmetro Non-Mobile Homes |
Central City Mobile Homes |
Suburban Mobile Homes |
Roof Replaced
(all or part) |
7 % |
16 % |
12 % |
9 % |
| Additions Built |
4 % |
5 % |
1 % |
3 % |
Kitchen Remolded
(all or part) |
4 % |
7 % |
5 % |
7 % |
Bathroom Remolded
or Added |
5 % |
9 % |
10 % |
9 % |
| Siding Replaced or Added |
3 % |
6 % |
2 % |
3 % |
Storm Windows/Doors
Bought and Installed |
6 % |
13 % |
3 % |
8 % |
Major Equipment
Added or Replaced |
4 % |
9 % |
7 % |
9 % |
| Insulation Added |
3 % |
6 % |
3 % |
5 % |
| Other Major Works* |
10 % |
16 % |
15 % |
13 % |
| Low-Interest Loan or Grant Received |
4 % |
2 % |
-- |
2 % |
"--" means zero or rounds to zero
*Includes other major repairs, alterations, or improvements totaling over
$500 each.
Table 4. Choice of Present Home
| |
Nonmetro Mobile Homes |
Nonmetro Non-Mobile Homes |
Central City Mobile Homes |
Suburban Mobile Homes |
| Financial Reasons |
46 % |
37 % |
78 % |
53 % |
| Room Layout/Design |
10 % |
19 % |
20 % |
11 % |
| Kitchen |
2 % |
1 % |
2 % |
-- |
| Size |
11 % |
15 % |
5 % |
8 % |
| Exterior Appearance |
6 % |
6 % |
2 % |
3 % |
| Yard/Trees/View |
9 % |
9 % |
7 % |
7 % |
| Quality of Construction |
6 % |
6 % |
5 % |
4 % |
| Only One Available |
15 % |
15 % |
6 % |
10 % |
| Other |
34 % |
32 % |
27 % |
29 % |
"--" means zero or rounds to zero
Table 5. Choice of Present Neighborhood
| |
Nonmetro Mobile Homes |
Nonmetro Non-Mobile Homes |
Central City Mobile Homes |
Suburban Mobile Homes |
| Convenient to Job |
10 % |
17 % |
15 % |
18 % |
| Convenient to Friends or Relatives |
32 % |
18 % |
9 % |
27 % |
| Convenient to Leisure Activities |
3 % |
4 % |
5 % |
2 % |
| Convenient to public transportation |
-- |
2 % |
-- |
-- |
| Good schools |
3 % |
5 % |
2 % |
5 % |
| Other public services |
-- |
2 % |
-- |
1 % |
| Looks/Design of neighborhood |
11 % |
16 % |
18 % |
20 % |
| House was most important consideration |
16 % |
29 % |
33 % |
12 % |
| Other |
45 % |
35 % |
46 % |
41 % |
"--" means zero or rounds to zero
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