Renters and first-time home buyers, 1975-1976

The aim of the survey was to collect comparable data on the attitudes and characteristics of a group of private tenants, and people of households which had recently moved out of the private rental sector and into home ownership. There are two data files, one for tenants and one for buyers containing variables for each household member on age, sex, marital status, occupational and employment status, highest level of schooling obtained and the number of minutes to work/school; capital assets; ownership of vehicles; membership of local organisations; voting in municipal elections; income; housing situation; housing attitudes; housing-related policy issues; and preferences for buying/renting. In addition, the buyers data file contains variables on house loans, cost of land, house rates and property insurance, and dwelling location rating; the tenants data file contains variables on tenancy conditions and tenant satisfaction.