Abstract:
Residential satisfaction is a tool used in describing satisfaction of residents’ with their housing
units and surrounding services and infrastructure in the neighborhood. This study assesses level of
residents’ satisfaction with infrastructure and facility provision in public housing estate in Ado-
Ekiti.
Combined application of Purposive and random sampling methods were used appropriately to
select respondents. Descriptive statistics such as percentages, weighted average and relative
importance as well as inferential statistics which include Linear regression and correlation were
used to analysed data collected from the field.
The result showed inadequacy in the provision of the following infrastructure and facilities. They
are: shopping complex, recreational centres, water supply, fire stations and pedestrian walkways
with weighted average of 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, 1.7 and 2.0 respectively. Similarly, residents recorded their
dissatisfied with provision of shopping complex, recreational centre’s, water supply, electricity
supply, fire stations and pedestrian walkways showing weighted average of 2.4, 1.9, 2.3, 2.0, 1.8
and 2.0 respectively. Correlation result revealed that there was association between state of
infrastructure provided and respondents’ satisfaction with residential environment were highly
significant (p ≤ 0.05) for all infrastructures considered except for a few. The result also showed
that there was positive significant (p ≤ 0.05, r = 0.49) association between the state of
infrastructural provision and challenges experienced. The results further showed that there was a
positive relationship between satisfaction with residential environment and intention to leave (p ≤
0.05, r = 0.40). Based on the findings of this study it was concluded that; residents in the public
housing estate in Ado-Ekiti perceived that facilities and infrastructure provision were averagely
available and also residents’ in public housing estate in Ado-Ekiti were mostly dissatisfied with
the facilities and infrastructure provided. Finally the study recommended; that a need assessment
should be carried out on a regular basis to identify factors responsible for residential satisfaction.
Finally infrastructure provision should be taken seriously at the design stage of public housing
schemes by stakeholders.
