An Analysis of Prioritizing Housing Indicators(Case study: West Azerbaijan counties)

Housing is a need which has raised in natural and human-made environments different responses and each society, dependent on its needs and facilities as well as economic, socialResearch

The aim of this study and cultural limitations, has shaped it differently. present study was conducted with the aim of an analysis of prioritizing housing indicators in the cities of West Azarbaijan Province.Research

This research is of applied type which tried to evaluate the important and influential components in this area. And to be analyzed, data were collected from the Center for Statistics of the Year of 1395 in West Azarbaijan, Iran. For analysis of the research data, factor analysis and KMO tests were used in SPSS software.

Regarding the results of applying factor analysis, the townships were divided into four enjoyed, relatively enjoyed, deprived and very deprived levels. Findings of the research indicate that Orumieh Township is at the first rank with the score as 3.47 and Chaldaran Township is in the 17th rank with the score -3.25 among 17 townships in West Azerbaijan Province. 23.52% of townships are at the highly enjoyed level, 26.3% at the enjoyed level, 35.29% at the relatively enjoyed level, 23.52% at the deprived level, and 17.64% are at the very deprived level. At last, using cluster analysis and drawing Dendrogram, townships were classified into homogenous townships.

In general, findings indicate the difference and inequality among townships in enjoying housing indicators. These differences indicate changes in the statuses of townships both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of housing by being affected by natural, economic, social, and political factors.