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Table 3 Change in prevalence of problems with the home

From: The SHARP study: a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the short-term outcomes of housing and neighbourhood renewal

 

Number (%) claiming this is a problem

Problem

Baseline Survey (Wave 1)

Postal Survey (Wave 2)

Percentage decrease (n), t statistics

Damp

94 (36.0)

8 (3.1)

32.9% (261)

(t = 9.96; p < 0.0001)

Keeping home warm in winter

110 (41.4)

38 (14.5)

26.9% (266)

(t = 6.29; p < 0.0001)

Not enough privacy

97 (36.9)

59 (22.4)

14.5% (263)

(t = 3.11; p = 0.02)

Problems getting in or out of home

55 (22.7)

24 (9.7)

13.0% (243)

(t = 3.66; p = 0.0003)

Smells and fumes

52 (21.4)

21 (8.6)

12.8% (243)

(t = 3.75; p = 0.0002)

Noise from other household members

59 (26.8)

31 (14.2)

12.6% (220)

(t = 2.98; p = 0.003)

Rooms too small

113 (42.0)

84 (31.2)

10.8% (269)

(t = 2.09; p = 0.04)

Accidents outside the home

49 (18.4)

25 (9.4)

9.0% (266)

(t = 2.83; p = 0.005)

Noise from neighbours

104 (38.7)

81 (30.1)

8.6% (269)

(t = 1.71; p = 0.09)

Accidents inside the home

35 (13.1)

14 (5.2)

7.9% (267)

(t = 3.07; p = 0.002)

Rooms too large

6 (2.4)

2 (0.8)

1.6% (254)

(t = 1.43; p = 0.15)

  1. Variation in totals is largely due to errors in completion of the postal questionnaire