TY - JOUR
T1 - High-density living, migratory status, and perceived crowding
T2 - A study of juveniles in Hong Kong
AU - Li, Si Ming
AU - Du, Huimin
AU - Chan, David Yuen Tung
N1 - Funding Information:
This study forms a part of the project “Complex Housing Tenure and Residential Relocation: the Case of Hong Kong” supported by the Public Policy Research Fund of the Hong Kong SAR Government under Grant [Project No.: 2019.A2.039.19D].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Urban Affairs Association.
PY - 2024/9/10
Y1 - 2024/9/10
N2 - Based on a questionnaire survey of senior secondary school students, this study examines the determinants of perceived crowding of juveniles in Hong Kong, a city that has accommodated generations of migrants from mainland China and elsewhere in the world and is renowned for its extreme densities. The analysis is threefold. First, it identifies factors directly affecting perceived crowding such as home density, housing tenure type, and environmental referent. The next stage, then, examines what factors determine home density. It is found that juveniles in both public- and private-sector-owned housing tend to have significantly more housing space than those residing in rented housing. Newcomers to the city enjoy less housing space compared to more established Hong Kong residents. The third stage analyzes the sorting of households into housing tenure types. New migrants are most likely to be private renters. Over time, the difference in home density and housing tenure types between students with locally born parents and those with mainland-born parents becomes smaller. However, no such trend is observed for students of overseas backgrounds.
AB - Based on a questionnaire survey of senior secondary school students, this study examines the determinants of perceived crowding of juveniles in Hong Kong, a city that has accommodated generations of migrants from mainland China and elsewhere in the world and is renowned for its extreme densities. The analysis is threefold. First, it identifies factors directly affecting perceived crowding such as home density, housing tenure type, and environmental referent. The next stage, then, examines what factors determine home density. It is found that juveniles in both public- and private-sector-owned housing tend to have significantly more housing space than those residing in rented housing. Newcomers to the city enjoy less housing space compared to more established Hong Kong residents. The third stage analyzes the sorting of households into housing tenure types. New migrants are most likely to be private renters. Over time, the difference in home density and housing tenure types between students with locally born parents and those with mainland-born parents becomes smaller. However, no such trend is observed for students of overseas backgrounds.
KW - Hong Kong
KW - Housing tenure
KW - juvenile
KW - migratory status
KW - perceived crowding
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85203533525&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07352166.2024.2396375
DO - 10.1080/07352166.2024.2396375
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85203533525
SN - 0735-2166
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - Journal of Urban Affairs
JF - Journal of Urban Affairs
ER -