65% of Israelis live in apartments and 35% live in semi-detached and private houses, according to a survey by Heker Rating Marketing Research Ltd. The proportion of apartment-dwellers is higher among young families, haredim (ultra-orthodox) (71%), and the poor (78%).
A breakdown by region shows that 80% of residents in the Dan region (greater Tel Aviv) live in apartments, and that proportion of apartment dwellers is lowest in the Sharon (45%) and in the north (51%).
6% of apartment dwellers live in apartments that occupy an entire floor, 37% live in two-room apartments, 14% in three-room apartments, 31% in four-room apartments, and 11% in five-room or larger apartments.
The average number of apartments per floor is three. 59% of buildings in Jerusalem and 56% of buildings in north have two apartments per floor. 63% of buildings in the Dan region have three apartments per floor, as do 59% of buildings in the south and Shfela region.
11% of apartment dwellers said that the optimal number of apartments per floor is one, 46% said two apartments, 13% said three, and 22% said four or more.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on September 11, 2008
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