Statewide Housing Survey

This project updates and extends the 1991 Housing Needs Assessment Study conducted by the ASK* Marketing Research Group for the Department of Community and Regional Affairs. CCHRC hired Information Insights to assemble the 2000 Census Data and other data sources and conduct an additional survey to fill any gap. The final report of 200 pages with an additional 100 pages of survey results is available from CCHRC in PDF format. An executive summary can be viewed here. The data sets will be archived at AHFC. Click to view the Executive Summary.

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