Research Article
Developing Student Housing Quality Scale in Higher Institutions of Learning: A Factor Analysis Approach
Table 1
Measurement item and scale reliability for SHQ.
| Code | Item of SHQ | CE | CA |
| CF1 | Bedroom facility | 0.691 | 0.881 | CF2 | Bathroom facility | 0.801 | CF3 | Toilet facility | 0.784 |
| CS1 | How affordable the housing fee is | 0.647 | 0.652 | CS2 | How easy or difficult it was when you were searching for your hostel or hall of residence? | 0.655 | EF1 | Water supply | 0.701 | EF2 | Light/electricity availability | 0.625 |
| EF3 | Security facility | 0.578 |
0.855 | EF4 | The kind of rules and regulations governing the housing | 0.536 | EF5 | The cordial interpersonal relationship among tenants/students at the hostel/campus housing. | 0.606 | EF6 | The behaviour of the landlord/lady or officer-in-charge of the hostel/campus housing | 0.607 |
| OV1 | The overall impression of the quality of the housing to me. | 0.512 | 0.655 | OV2 | Overall reputation for housing quality of the hostel/hall | 0.443 |
| SF1 | Reading room facility | 0.529 | 0.767 | SF2 | Kitchen facility | 0.465 | SF3 | Garage facility | 0.709 | SF4 | Junior common room (JCR)/entertainment hall | 0.639 | SF5 | Distance from campus to residence | 0.338 | SF6 | How the physical environment is pleasant and quiet for my study/learn. | 0.661 | SF7 | Availability of transport from the hall/hostel to lecture/classes. | 0.506 |
| All 20 items (composite Reliability) | | 0.897 |
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CE: communalities extracted, CA: Cronbach’s alpha reliability value. Values in italic are below the acceptable communality value of 0.5.
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