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Physical Sciences and Mathematics

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2002

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The Impact Of Air Quality On The Selection Of A Home, Carol Lane May 2002

The Impact Of Air Quality On The Selection Of A Home, Carol Lane

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Hedonic price method studies have assumed that individuals consider air quality as a characteristic of their homes. The purpose of this study is to determine if air quality is a significant characteristic considered when an individual decides where to live. This study uses a survey to determine where air quality ranks amongst the different characteristics of a home. My results show that air quality is significant but ranks below structural and neighborhood characteristics.