CITY OF OAKLAND HOUSING ELEMENT 2007-2014

APPENDIX A: HOUSING CONDITION SURVEY METHODOLOGY The following methodology was used for the housing condition survey in the previous Housing Element. The City is relying on the results of this survey for the 2007 – 2014 Housing Element as representative of the current condition of the housing stock in Oakland. The City conducted a sample survey of exterior housing conditions in March 2002. The sample was drawn by census tract to include a representation of neighborhoods by housing type, age, income level, and tenure. The survey was conducted as an exterior assessment of housing conditions (‘windshield survey”) according to a rating process and methodology similar to that recommended by the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the selection of target areas for housing rehabilitation programs. To reduce the potential for sampling bias, the surveyors followed a random driving path in each of the neighborhoods included in the survey. The survey included the following components and assigned a rating factor (point score) to each component: 

foundation

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roof

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siding

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doors and windows

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electrical system (if visible)

The housing condition survey included 1,217 housing units in ten census tracts that were geographically dispersed throughout the City. Because one two of the census tracts covered part of downtown and West Oakland (where there are several mid- to high-rise housing developments), the survey results was more heavily weighted toward multifamily units than the percentage citywide. The estimate of citywide housing rehabilitation need was statistically corrected by weighting the multifamily and single-family results to reflect the actual percentage of each of these types of housing units in Oakland.

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APPENDIX A: HOUSING CONDITIONS SURVEY METHODOLOGY

CITY OF OAKLAND HOUSING ELEMENT 2007-2014

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