| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 166 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166). |
| Summary |
Military family housing is a significant-and expensive-benefit, costing the Department of Defense (DoD) nearly $10 billion annually. Because most housing studies have focused on the cost of on-base housing versus the cost of providing allowances for rented or owned off-base housing, the authors investigated the preferences of military families for types of housing and the factors that influence their choices. Service members report that the economic benefits of on-base housing are the most significant factor by far in housing preference, perceiving a vast difference in value between military housing and off-base housing allowances. All other factors, such as a supportive sense of military community, lag far behind economy in influencing choice. Closing the gap in economic disparity between on- and off-base housing, and enhancing programs that aid service members in procuring off-base accommodations, would provide the greatest benefit to services and members. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Military dependents -- Housing -- United States.
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Military dependents -- Housing. |
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United States. |
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Military dependents. |
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Families of military personnel -- United States.
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Families of military personnel. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Buddin, Richard J., 1951-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Evaluation of housing options for military families. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, ©1999 0833027298 (DLC) 99024937 (OCoLC)40996172 |
| ISBN |
058522059X (electronic book) |
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9780585220598 (electronic book) |
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9780833027290 |
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0833027298 |
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0833027298 |
| Report No. |
RAND/MR-1020-OSD |
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