Housing satisfaction; household and dwelling characteristics

Housing satisfaction; household and dwelling characteristics

Owner-tenant Household characteristics Dwelling characteristics Margins Periods Satisfaction with current dwelling (%) Satisfaction with living environment (%)
Total Private households Total dwellings Value 2021 85.6 83.8
Total Private households Total dwellings Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 85.1 83.4
Total Private households Total dwellings Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 86.0 84.2
Total Private households Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 90.3 87.2
Total Private households Type of dwelling: single-family; total Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 89.9 86.7
Total Private households Type of dwelling: single-family; total Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 90.7 87.6
Total Private households Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 96.1 92.9
Total Private households Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 95.5 92.2
Total Private households Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 96.6 93.6
Total Private households Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 95.3 91.6
Total Private households Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 94.7 90.8
Total Private households Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 95.9 92.4
Total Private households Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 87.7 83.7
Total Private households Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 86.6 82.6
Total Private households Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 88.7 84.8
Total Private households Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 86.2 83.7
Total Private households Type of dwelling: terraced house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 85.5 82.9
Total Private households Type of dwelling: terraced house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 87.0 84.5
Total Private households Type of dwelling: multi-family Value 2021 75.9 76.9
Total Private households Type of dwelling: multi-family Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 74.9 76.0
Total Private households Type of dwelling: multi-family Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 76.8 77.8
Total Private households Living surface: less than 75 m² Value 2021 71.4 75.5
Total Private households Living surface: less than 75 m² Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 70.0 74.2
Total Private households Living surface: less than 75 m² Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 72.7 76.7
Total Private households Living surface: 75 to 99 m² Value 2021 80.6 79.6
Total Private households Living surface: 75 to 99 m² Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 79.6 78.6
Total Private households Living surface: 75 to 99 m² Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 81.6 80.6
Total Private households Living surface: 100 to 149 m² Value 2021 90.2 85.8
Total Private households Living surface: 100 to 149 m² Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 89.6 85.2
Total Private households Living surface: 100 to 149 m² Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 90.7 86.4
Total Private households Living surface: 150 m² or more Value 2021 96.1 92.8
Total Private households Living surface: 150 m² or more Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 95.5 92.2
Total Private households Living surface: 150 m² or more Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 96.5 93.4
Total Private households Number of rooms: 2 or less Value 2021 71.0 77.2
Total Private households Number of rooms: 2 or less Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 69.1 75.4
Total Private households Number of rooms: 2 or less Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 72.8 78.8
Total Private households Number of rooms: 3 Value 2021 80.6 80.1
Total Private households Number of rooms: 3 Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 79.5 79.0
Total Private households Number of rooms: 3 Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 81.7 81.2
Total Private households Number of rooms: 4 Value 2021 83.7 81.8
Total Private households Number of rooms: 4 Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 82.9 81.0
Total Private households Number of rooms: 4 Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 84.5 82.7
Total Private households Number of rooms: 5 Value 2021 91.0 86.8
Total Private households Number of rooms: 5 Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 90.3 86.0
Total Private households Number of rooms: 5 Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 91.7 87.5
Total Private households Number of rooms: 6 Value 2021 95.1 89.6
Total Private households Number of rooms: 6 Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 94.4 88.6
Total Private households Number of rooms: 6 Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 95.8 90.5
Total Private households Number of rooms: 7 or more Value 2021 95.6 92.6
Total Private households Number of rooms: 7 or more Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 94.7 91.5
Total Private households Number of rooms: 7 or more Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 96.3 93.5
Total Private households Year of construction: 1000 to 1945 Value 2021 83.3 85.4
Total Private households Year of construction: 1000 to 1945 Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 82.2 84.4
Total Private households Year of construction: 1000 to 1945 Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 84.4 86.4
Total Private households Year of construction: 1946 to 1970 Value 2021 79.5 79.4
Total Private households Year of construction: 1946 to 1970 Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 78.5 78.4
Total Private households Year of construction: 1946 to 1970 Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 80.5 80.4
Total Private households Year of construction: 1971 to 1985 Value 2021 84.4 82.2
Total Private households Year of construction: 1971 to 1985 Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 83.5 81.2
Total Private households Year of construction: 1971 to 1985 Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 85.2 83.1
Total Private households Year of construction: 1986 to 2000 Value 2021 90.3 87.0
Total Private households Year of construction: 1986 to 2000 Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 89.5 86.1
Total Private households Year of construction: 1986 to 2000 Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 91.1 87.9
Total Private households Year of construction: from 2001 Value 2021 92.4 86.6
Total Private households Year of construction: from 2001 Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 91.6 85.6
Total Private households Year of construction: from 2001 Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 93.1 87.5
Total Private households Dwelling: 1st 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 72.9 73.7
Total Private households Dwelling: 1st 25%-group WOZ Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 71.8 72.6
Total Private households Dwelling: 1st 25%-group WOZ Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 74.0 74.8
Total Private households Dwelling: 2nd 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 84.2 82.4
Total Private households Dwelling: 2nd 25%-group WOZ Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 83.3 81.5
Total Private households Dwelling: 2nd 25%-group WOZ Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 85.1 83.2
Total Private households Dwellings: 3rd 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 90.9 87.6
Total Private households Dwellings: 3rd 25%-group WOZ Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 90.2 86.9
Total Private households Dwellings: 3rd 25%-group WOZ Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 91.6 88.3
Total Private households Dwellings: 4th 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 94.1 91.3
Total Private households Dwellings: 4th 25%-group WOZ Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 93.5 90.7
Total Private households Dwellings: 4th 25%-group WOZ Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 94.6 91.9
Total Private households Own garden, grounds etc. : included Value 2021 89.3 86.6
Total Private households Own garden, grounds etc. : included Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 88.8 86.1
Total Private households Own garden, grounds etc. : included Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 89.7 87.0
Total Private households Own garden, grounds etc. : not included Value 2021 75.8 76.5
Total Private households Own garden, grounds etc. : not included Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 74.8 75.5
Total Private households Own garden, grounds etc. : not included Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 76.9 77.5
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Total dwellings Value 2021 78.6 79.3
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Total dwellings Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 77.3 78.0
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Total dwellings Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 79.9 80.5
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 87.6 86.7
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: single-family; total Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 86.0 85.1
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: single-family; total Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 89.0 88.1
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 89.9 93.4
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 84.8 89.3
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 93.5 96.0
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 91.2 91.5
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 87.4 87.9
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 94.0 94.1
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 88.8 85.6
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 85.2 82.1
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 91.6 88.5
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 85.6 84.5
Source: CBS.
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This table contains figures on the satisfaction with the current dwelling and the living environment of private households in independent homes. The figures are presented for both owners and tenants and can be further divided into various characteristics of the household and the dwelling.

Data available from: 2002

Status of the figures: final

Changes as of June 9, 2022:
Final figures 2021 included.

When will new figures be published?
Figures over reporting year 2024 will be published in 2025.

Description topics

Satisfaction with current dwelling
The percentage of households that are very satisfied or satisfied with their current dwelling.
Satisfaction with living environment
The percentage of households that are very satisfied or satisfied with their living environment. The living environment is the area and neighborhood in which a household is living.