Housing Floor Finishes Choice-Behaviours and Motivations

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Zinas Zachariah Bako
Mahmud Mohd Jusan

Abstract

The quality of finishes of housing space is imperative for the achievement of a qualitative living environment. This paper presents a part of the findings of housing interior finishes choices - behaviour and motivation among prospective house owners in Nigeria. The study was conducted within the methodological and conceptual frameworks of Means-End Chain (MEC) and Stated Housing Preference and Housing Choice (SHPHC) models. A questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews were used to generate data which were content analysed. The results showed that 71.95% of the respondents preferred ceramic tiled floor finishes as the various motivational factors. Further research in housing interior finishes choice motivation is required.

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Bako, Z. Z., & Mohd Jusan, M. (2017). Housing Floor Finishes Choice-Behaviours and Motivations. Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies, 2(3), 63–72. https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v2i3.192

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