8 - Homeownership Intention among Igbo Ethnic Group in Ilorin
African Sociological Review,
Vol. 25 No. 1 (2021): African Sociological Review
Abstract
The extant literature has previously shown that attitude towards homeownership and pressure from reference groups may significantly affect individual’s homeownership intention especially in many western societies. The authors assumed that Nigerian citizens might also have similar experience especially for non-indigenes living and working in states in geo-political zones outside their own ethnic areas. The study surveyed 300 members of Igbo ethnic group residents in Ilorin metropolis. Simple random sampling method was adopted and data was gathered through structured questionnaire. The authors questioned participants about their attitude and intention towards owning personal home in the city. They also asked participants to relate to questions about the perceived easiness to acquire properties for personal use in the city and about the social (families’ and relatives’) pressure on their homeownership intention. Analytical techniques include simple frequency and percentage distributions, pearson chi-square and independent t-test. Research findings show that while many sampled participants have positive attitude towards homeownership in Ilorin, length of stay in the city, level of education and the perceived control affect homeownership intention among the participants. A surprising result was that subjective norms appear to exert little or no influence on participants’ homeownership intention. Hence, the finding demonstrates the interactive nature of social influence/personal norms dimension in homeownership through availability of and access to information and sources of homeownership funding.
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- Ajzen, I (2011). The theory of planned behavior: reactions and reflections. Psychology&health, 26(9): 1113-1127
- Ajzen, I (1985). The theory of planned behavior. Organisational behavior and human decision process, 50(2): 179-211
- Al-Mamun, A., Mohiuddin, M. Bin Ahmad, G., Thursany, R. & Fazal, S.A. (2018).
- Recycling Intention and Behavior among Low-Income Household.
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- Al-Nahdi TS, Habib S, Abu-Bakar A, Bahklah M, Ghazzawi O and Al-Attas H (2015) The Effect of Attitude, Dimension of Subjective Norms and Perceived Behavioral Control, on the Intention to Purchase Real Estate in Saudi Arabia.
- International Journal of Marketing Studies, 7(5): 120-131.
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- Housing Market Circumstances. Housing Studies 9(1): 11-25.
- Drew RB, (2014) Believing in Homeownership: Behavioral Drivers of Housing Tenure Decisions. Paper No. W14-3, Joint Housing Studies Centre, Harvard University. Online: http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/w14-3_
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- Foye C, Clapham D and Gabrieli, T (2018). Home-Ownership as a Social Norm and Positional Good: Subjective Wellbeing Evidence from Panel Data. Urban Studies, 55(6):1290-1312.
- Goodman LS and Mayer C (2018). Homeownership and the American Dream. Journal of Economic Perspective 32(1):31-58.
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- Si, H, Shi, J, Tang, D, Wen, S, Miao, W, & Duan, K (2019). Application of the theory of planned behavior in environmental science: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis.
- International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(15): 2788-287 Sia, S. and Jose A. (2019) Attitude and Subjective norms as personal moral obligation mediated predictors of intention to build eco-friendly house. Management of Environmental Quality, 30(4):678-694.
- Uduaku O (2002) The Socio-Economic Basis of a Diaspora Community: Igbo bu ike African Political Economy 29(92): 158-167 Usman H, Garba MH and Abdullahi I (2017) Predicting Intention of Using Mortgage in Financing Homeownership in Nigeria: Application of Theory of Planned Behaviour. The Social Sciences 12(3): 509-516 Utami, CW (2017). Attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior, entrepreneurship education and self-efficacy toward entrepreneurial intention of University students in Indonesia European research studies journal 20(2): 475-495 Yoke CC, Mun YW, Peng, LM and Yean UL (2018) Purchase Intention of Residential Property in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Economic and Social Society 8(8):
- -590.
- Zhang L, Chen L, Wu Z and Song H (2018). Investigating Young Consumers’ Purchasing Intention of Green Housing in China. Sustainability, 10:1044-1058 Zheng S, Cheng Y and Ju U (2019). Understanding the Intention and Behavior of
- Renting Houses among Young Generation: Evidence from Jinan, China.
- Sustainability, 11(6): 1507-1519
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Ajzen, I (2011). The theory of planned behavior: reactions and reflections. Psychology&health, 26(9): 1113-1127
Ajzen, I (1985). The theory of planned behavior. Organisational behavior and human decision process, 50(2): 179-211
Al-Mamun, A., Mohiuddin, M. Bin Ahmad, G., Thursany, R. & Fazal, S.A. (2018).
Recycling Intention and Behavior among Low-Income Household.
Sustainability, 10:2407.
Al-Nahdi TS, Habib S, Abu-Bakar A, Bahklah M, Ghazzawi O and Al-Attas H (2015) The Effect of Attitude, Dimension of Subjective Norms and Perceived Behavioral Control, on the Intention to Purchase Real Estate in Saudi Arabia.
International Journal of Marketing Studies, 7(5): 120-131.
Alumona, IM (2019) The state and internal security management in Nigeria. In Oshita, OO, Alumona, IM &Onuoha, FC (eds) Internal security management in Nigeria. Pg. 49-68. Palgrave Macmillan: Singapore BBC (2017) Nigeria treats us like slaves – but is Biafra the answer? Online: https://www.bbc.com/news/nigeria-treats-us-like-slaves 03022019
Chaiklin, H (2011) “Attitudes, Behavior, and Social Practice,” The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, Vol. 38 (1):31-54
Carmack, CC & Lewis-Moss, R (2009). Examining the theory of planned behavior applied to condom use: effect-indicator vs causal-indicator models. Journal of primary prevention, 30(6):659-676 Cohen TR, Lindblad MR, Paik J and Quercia RG (2009) Renting to Owning: An Exploration of the Theory of Planned Behvaior in the Homeownership Domain. Basic and Applied Social Psychology 31(40): 376-389 Dieleman FM and Everaers PCJ (1994) From Renting to Owning: Life Course and
Housing Market Circumstances. Housing Studies 9(1): 11-25.
Drew RB, (2014) Believing in Homeownership: Behavioral Drivers of Housing Tenure Decisions. Paper No. W14-3, Joint Housing Studies Centre, Harvard University. Online: http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/w14-3_
drew.pdf 5/08/2019.
Foye C, Clapham D and Gabrieli, T (2018). Home-Ownership as a Social Norm and Positional Good: Subjective Wellbeing Evidence from Panel Data. Urban Studies, 55(6):1290-1312.
Goodman LS and Mayer C (2018). Homeownership and the American Dream. Journal of Economic Perspective 32(1):31-58.
Goulet, C, Lampron, A, Marcil, I. &Ross, L (2003) Attitude and subjective norms of male and female adolescents towards breast feeding. Journal of human lactations, 19(4): 402-410 Huang H (2011). Factors Influencing Intention to Move into Senior Housing. Journal of Applied Gerontology 31(4): 488-509 Human Right Watch (2006). Nigeria: Indigeneity Policies Marginalize Millions.
Online https://www.hrw.org/news/2006/04/25/nigeria-indigeneity-policiesmarginalize-millions 15/06/2021.
Judge, M, Warren-Myers, G & Paladino, A (2019) Using the theory of planned behavior to predict intentions to purchase sustainable housing. Journal o cleaner production, 215: 259-267 Lam T, Pine R and Baum T (2003). Subjective Norms Effect on Job Satisfaction. Annals of Tourism Research, 30(1):160-177.
Levy D and Lee C (2004). The Influence of Family Member on Housing Purchase Decision. Journal of Property Investment, 32(4): 320-338 Loudenback T (2018). There is a Strong Relationship between Getting a College Degree and Buying a Home more than ever. Business Insider. Online: https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-indicates-future homeownership-2018-7?IR=T 08/08/2019 McCabe BJ, (2018) Why Buy a Home? Race, Ethnicity, and Homeownership
Preferences in the United States Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 4(4) 452-472 Mei, O.J. Ling, K.C. & Piew, T.H. (2012). The antecedents of green purchase intention among Malaysian consumers. Asian Soc. Sci. 8: 248–263.
Muoh OU, (2017) Historiography of Igbo Migration and Diaspora. Historical Research Letter 40: 29-33 Myer D, Painter G, Zissimopoulos J (2016) Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Homeownership, Working Paper. Online: https://www.fanniemae.com/resources/file/research/housingsurvey/pdf/fannie-maeworking paper-091416.pdf 08/09/2019 Nwuba, CC, Kalu, IU & Umeh, JA (2015). Determinants of homeownership affordability in Nigeria’s urban housing markets. International journal of housing market and analyses, 8(2): 189-206 Odi A (1999). The Igbo in Diaspora: The Binding Force of Information Libraries and Cultures 34(2): 158-167 Onuoha, G (2008) Contemporary Igbo nationalism and the crisis of self-determination in the Nigerian public sphere. CODESRIA. Online www.codesria.org-IMGpdf
Si, H, Shi, J, Tang, D, Wen, S, Miao, W, & Duan, K (2019). Application of the theory of planned behavior in environmental science: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis.
International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(15): 2788-287 Sia, S. and Jose A. (2019) Attitude and Subjective norms as personal moral obligation mediated predictors of intention to build eco-friendly house. Management of Environmental Quality, 30(4):678-694.
Uduaku O (2002) The Socio-Economic Basis of a Diaspora Community: Igbo bu ike African Political Economy 29(92): 158-167 Usman H, Garba MH and Abdullahi I (2017) Predicting Intention of Using Mortgage in Financing Homeownership in Nigeria: Application of Theory of Planned Behaviour. The Social Sciences 12(3): 509-516 Utami, CW (2017). Attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior, entrepreneurship education and self-efficacy toward entrepreneurial intention of University students in Indonesia European research studies journal 20(2): 475-495 Yoke CC, Mun YW, Peng, LM and Yean UL (2018) Purchase Intention of Residential Property in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Economic and Social Society 8(8):
-590.
Zhang L, Chen L, Wu Z and Song H (2018). Investigating Young Consumers’ Purchasing Intention of Green Housing in China. Sustainability, 10:1044-1058 Zheng S, Cheng Y and Ju U (2019). Understanding the Intention and Behavior of
Renting Houses among Young Generation: Evidence from Jinan, China.
Sustainability, 11(6): 1507-1519