F. Relation Between the Education Index and Housing Characteristics

The distribution of households according to the education index is correlated with the characteristics of the dwelling in two respects. The first is that low housing specifications indicate a low level of current and accumulated resources, and difficult living conditions. This, in turn, indicates that the household is probably unable to ensure a high level and quality of education. The second is that the basic specifications/characteristics of the dwelling, especially those related to the area and number of rooms relative to the size of the household (i.e. indicators of over crowdedness), are unfavorable and affect negatively the level of educational attainment. This exposes students to the possible risks of failure, retardation and drop-out and, consequently, to lower achievement. The analysis of the results of the Population and Housing survey shows that the percentage of households that are classified below the threshold of satisfaction for education increases the lower the share of the individual in rooms, and the smaller the area of the dwelling.

Table 61. Cross classification of the education index and the characteristics of the dwelling (Percent of the specific feature)

Number of rooms per person Degree of satisfaction Low Intermediate High Total Number of rooms per person 3 or more 36.4 18.2 45.4 100 2-2.99 39.4 17.7 43.0 100 1-1.99 26.0 26.9 47.1 100 0.76-0.99 17.9 39.7 42.4 100 0.51-0.75 28.7 38.5 32.8 100 0.50 38.6 36.2 25.2 100 Less than 0.50 49.6 35.1 15.3 100 Area of dwelling 30 sq.m. or less 60.8 23.8 15.4 100 30-80 sq.m. 44.2 31.9 23.9 100 81-140 sq.m. 30.5 32.8 36.6 100 141-200 sq.m. 23.6 30.5 46.0 100 201 sq.m. or more 16.0 29.2 54.8 100 Total 32.8 31.3 35.9 100