Table 1
Yearly rent as a function of rental dwelling characteristics
and location, 1969 to 2006
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| 1969 | 1974 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | ||||||||
| Constant | ||||||||
| coefficient | 6.14 | 6.67 | 6.97 | 7.39 | 7.65 | 7.78 | 8.02 | 7.92 |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Number of rooms | ||||||||
| coefficient | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Number of rooms squared | ||||||||
| coefficient | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.01 |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Number of bathrooms | ||||||||
| coefficient | . | . | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.54 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.53 |
| p-value | . | . | 0.279 | 0.262 | 0.000 | 0.192 | 0.172 | 0.003 |
| Number of bathrooms squared | ||||||||
| coefficient | . | . | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.10 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.10 |
| p-value | . | . | 0.417 | 0.629 | 0.022 | 0.903 | 0.798 | 0.061 |
| Dwelling type (excluded category = apartment) | ||||||||
| Single detached | ||||||||
| coefficient | -0.36 | 0.03 | -0.24 | -0.20 | 0.07 | -0.16 | -0.06 | -0.04 |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.373 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.149 | 0.000 | 0.055 | 0.246 |
| Semi-detached | ||||||||
| coefficient | -0.20 | 0.11 | -0.07 | -0.03 | -0.01 | -0.14 | -0.03 | -0.02 |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.092 | 0.760 | 0.889 | 0.013 | 0.558 | 0.686 |
| Row house | ||||||||
| coefficient | -0.11 | -0.11 | -0.12 | -0.08 | -0.16 | -0.15 | -0.19 | -0.07 |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.003 | 0.011 | 0.018 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.155 |
| Duplex | ||||||||
| coefficient | -0.10 | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0.11 | -0.02 | -0.09 | -0.10 | -0.02 |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.204 | 0.570 | 0.050 | 0.605 | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.613 |
| Rooms and moveable dwellings | ||||||||
| coefficient | -0.55 | -0.31 | -0.15 | -0.36 | 0.05 | -0.01 | -0.13 | -0.18 |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.014 | 0.001 | 0.694 | 0.812 | 0.149 | 0.070 |
| Diagnostic statistics | ||||||||
| Number of observations | 5,210 | 3,142 | 4,019 | 3,914 | 1,822 | 3,492 | 4,887 | 4,054 |
| R-squared | 0.372 | 0.345 | 0.233 | 0.271 | 0.235 | 0.223 | 0.216 | 0.172 |
| Root mean squared error | 0.489 | 0.406 | 0.509 | 0.458 | 0.410 | 0.451 | 0.496 | 0.493 |
Source(s):
Survey of Family Expenditures (1969 to 1996) and Survey
of Household Spending (2001 to 2006).
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