Factors affecting residential choice in Greater Jakarta

Various factors might affect the choice of residential location. It might be transport- related or not. This paper was intended to identify factors affecting residential choice in Greater Jakarta. 102 respondents asked to complete 52 online surveys and 50 direct interviews. The questionnaires consist of 2 main parts, i.e. the general questions (gender, age, marital status, religion, job, ethnicity, educational attainment, vehicle ownership & use, and family structure) and residential choice related questions (characteristics of residential unit/environment/facility/distance and accessibility). The second part questions were responded by the respondents using 1 to 4 Likert scale from not important at all, slightly important, important and very important as a factor affecting residential choice. A one-sample t-test mean difference with 2.5 (a departure from not important to important with α=0.05. It was found that in general, Respondents perceived that in general, all observed characteristics were important to affect residential location choice except for a few exemptions.