@article{Cayambe_Riofrio_Dávila_2022, title={Analysis of socioeconomic determinants and their impact on home ownership in the city of Machala, Ecuador}, volume={7}, url={https://revista.religacion.com/index.php/religacion/article/view/897}, DOI={10.46652/rgn.v7i31.897}, abstractNote={<p class="p1">The housing deficit is a factor that influences the quality of life of households in the city of Machala, which is why they face a major problem, acquiring a place to live, however, the current situation is very limited at the time of acquiring a home, the economic levels do not allow satisfying this need. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the socioeconomic determinants and their impact on homeownership in the city of Machala, Ecuador. For this purpose, a descriptive type of research is carried out through a quantitative approach, for data collection purposes a survey was used directed to the heads of household of the Machala canton, which allowed the execution of a probabilistic model, which has been studied housing tenure as the predicted variable, followed by the predictor variables that contribute in the process of analysis and understanding of this study, on the behavior reflected in the data obtained. The results obtained allowed us to identify the most influential factors such as the average age of the head of household is 46 years old, the type of permanent employment, gender as are men, also the level of secondary education and above all the number of people working in the household. These variables represent some of the causes of the housing deficit, affecting the social and economic levels of the families.</p&gt;}, number={31}, journal={Religación}, author={Cayambe, Jennifer and Riofrio, Johnny and Dávila, Jorge}, year={2022}, month={Mar.}, pages={e210897} }