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4)   Type of dwelling

Single family houses accounted for the majority of all housing types. On the other hand, collective housings accounted for 68.3% in "14 major cities" and single houses for 74.3% in the rural areas; showing differences by locality. With regards to family members living together in "single family houses", 30.0% of subjects live with "parents only", 44.5% of them with "parents and siblings only", while 95.5% of them with "parents and grandparent(s)". (Table 7)

Table 7   Dwelling types in the breakdown of urban/rural areas and family members living together
(Unit: %)
   Total Parents only Parents and siblings only Parents and grandparent(s) Parents and others Single parent Others
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  Single family houses 52.0 30.0 44.5 95.5 79.3 55.1 63.6
Collective housings 47.5 69.6 55.0 4.1 20.7 43.5 27.3
Unknown 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 - 1.4 9.1
14 major cities 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  Single family houses 31.1 18.2 27.8 84.3 66.7 37.0 40.0
Collective housings 68.3 81.2 71.7 14.9 33.3 61.0 60.0
Unknown 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 - 2.0 -
Other cities 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  Single family houses 52.5 31.4 46.2 95.9 79.2 53.8 50.0
Collective housings 47.1 68.2 53.3 3.8 20.8 45.2 33.3
Unknown 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 - 1.1 16.7
Rural areas 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   Single family houses 74.3 48.2 63.0 98.6 89.4 77.6 81.8
Collective housings 25.3 51.5 36.6 1.0 10.6 20.7 9.1
Unknown 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 - 1.7 9.1
Note:  Living "abroad" and family members living together "Unknown" are also included in the total.

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