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Another important aspect of individual well-being is the quality of the housing and the living environment in which people spend their lives. In Chap. 7, we have already seen the importance of this aspect for the health of Belgians. Although we saw in the previous chapter that the recurring expenditure on housing forms a very significant proportion of the total family budget, this information is not really enough to say anything about the quality of the housing. Indeed, an uncomfortable home in an unpleasant environment can also lead to high current expenditure.
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Again, we only take into account the answers given by people for whom the children’s play infrastructure is relevant.
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The remaining 2% live free of charge. To keep things simple, we do not include them in the analysis.
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The percentage of respondents aged between 70 and 79 who consider the lack of parking spaces to be a problem is 10.5 percentage points lower than for respondents under the age of 30.
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Capéau, B. et al. (2020). Do We Live Comfortably and in a Pleasant Environment?. In: Well-being in Belgium. Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58509-9_11
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