Table 2.
Housing characteristics of the population assisted by Caritas Barcelona
| Direct Assistance Services | Housing Mediation Service | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| (n = 45) | (n = 130) | (n = 72) | (n = 73) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Affordability | ||||
| % of monthly household income spent on rent or mortgage | ||||
| < 30 % | 3 (6.8) | 18 (14.9) | 6 (9.1) | 10 (14.7) |
| 30–50 % | 16 (36.4) | 43 (35.5) | 22 (33.3) | 16 (23.5) |
| > 50 % | 25 (56.8) | 60 (49.6) | 38 (57.6) | 42 (61.8) |
| Problems meeting monthly costs | ||||
| Strongly disagree, disagree, indifferent | 3 (6.7) | 22 (17.7) | 7 (10.0) | 9 (12.7) |
| Agree | 14 (31.1) | 34 (27.4) | 16 (22.9) | 17 (23.9) |
| Strongly agree | 28 (62.2) | 68 (54.9) | 47 (67.1) | 45 (63.4) |
| In the last 12 months, worried about not having sufficient money for food | ||||
| No | 7 (15.6) | 30 (23.3) | 17 (23.6) | 17 (21.9) |
| Yes | 38 (84.4) | 99 (76.7) | 55 (76.4) | 57 (78.1) |
| Time in current house | ||||
| < 2 years | 25 (55.6) | 68 (52.3) | 23 (31.9) | 30 (41.1) |
| ≥ 2 years | 20 (44.4) | 62 (47.7) | 49 (68.1) | 43 (58.9) |
| Has ever lived in a shack, shelter, car, or on the street | ||||
| No | 33 (73.3) | 107 (82.3) | 54 (75.0) | 58 (79.4) |
| Yes | 12 (26.7) | 23 (17.7) | 18 (25.0) | 15 (20.6) |
| Emotional link with the dwelling | ||||
| Very unsatisfied or unsatisfied | 16 (35.6) | 38 (29.2) | 16 (22.2) | 24 (32.9) |
| Indifferent | 13 (28.8) | 35 (26.9) | 24 (33.3) | 22 (30.1) |
| Very satisfied or satisfied | 16 (35.6) | 57 (43.9) | 32 (44.5) | 27 (37.0) |
| Dwelling Conditions | ||||
| Housing type | ||||
| Apartment/single family home (rented) | 23 (51.1) | 56 (43.1) | 25 (34.7) | 32 (43.8) |
| Apartment/single family home (owned) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (1.5) | 37 (51.4) | 25 (34.3) |
| Room (part of a house) | 14 (31.3) | 52 (40.0) | 4 (5.6) | 6 (8.2) |
| Othera | 7 (15.6) | 20 (15.4) | 6 (8.3) | 10 (13.7) |
| Number of habitability problems | ||||
| 0 | 4 (9.8) | 16 (13.2) | 22 (31.9) | 13 (18.6) |
| 1 | 13 (31.6) | 38 (31.4) | 18 (26.1) | 23 (32.9) |
| 2 | 12 (29.3) | 30 (24.8) | 17 (24.6) | 21 (30.0) |
| 3–5 | 12 (29.3) | 37 (30.6) | 12 (17.4) | 13 (18.6) |
| Number of housing-related material deprivations | ||||
| 0–2 | 7 (15.6) | 22 (17.5) | 28 (38.9) | 17 (23.3) |
| 3 | 13 (28.9) | 34 (27.0) | 17 (23.6) | 21 (28.8) |
| 4 | 9 (20.0) | 27 (21.4) | 13 (18.1) | 24 (32.8) |
| 5 | 16 (35.5) | 43 (34.1) | 14 (19.4) | 11 (15.1) |
| Overcrowdingb | ||||
| ≤ 1 ppr | 18 (40.0) | 57 (44.5) | 56 (77.8) | 57 (78.1) |
| > 1 ppr | 27 (60.0) | 71 (55.5) | 16 (22.2) | 16 (21.9) |
| Neighbourhood and community conditions | ||||
| Evaluation of the neighbourhood as a place to live | ||||
| Very good, good or indifferent | 37 (82.2) | 107 (82.3) | 59 (81.9) | 55 (75.3) |
| Very bad or bad | 8 (17.8) | 23 (17.7) | 13 (18.1) | 18 (24.7) |
| Noise | ||||
| Noise does not impede sleep | 30 (66.7) | 76 (58.9) | 43 (60.6) | 31 (42.5) |
| Noise does impede sleep | 15 (33.3) | 53 (41.1) | 28 (39.4) | 42 (57.5) |
| Safe neighbourhood (when returning home at night) where violence is not a problem | ||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 25 (55.6) | 68 (53.1) | 42 (58.3) | 33 (46.5) |
| Strongly disagree or disagree or indifferent | 20 (44.4) | 60 (46.9) | 30 (41.7) | 38 (53.5) |
ppr persons per room
aGuesthouse, bed in shared bedroom, shelter, friend’s or family’s house, among others; bMore than one person per room, excluding toilets and including members of other families