摘要: This paper discusses research evidence from the Housing Market Practices Survey on the relationship between racial discrimination and racial differences in rental housing consumption and its relevance to Federal policy. An overvie... 展开 This paper discusses research evidence from the Housing Market Practices Survey on the relationship between racial discrimination and racial differences in rental housing consumption and its relevance to Federal policy. An overview of the Fair Housing Act argues that its goals were either not always clear or in conflict. The paper then investigates the relationships between discrimination in rental housing markets and racial differences in housing consumption measured by physical adequacy, proximity to work, segregation, crowding, tenure, and price. Five measures of racial discrimination were developed: availability, courtesy, terms and conditions, information requested, and information volunteered. The results demonstrate that racial discrimination does significantly alter the nature and level of housing consumption by blacks relative to whites, although the changes may be of lower magnitude than many people popularly assume. Housing rental market discrimination had no perceptible effect on degree of crowding in households occupied by black renters or on prices paid for rental units. Racial segregation in housing patterns appeared to be only some 3 percent greater than in the absence of rental agents' discriminatory practices. Other estimated effects of discimination included about a 2 - percent decrease in quality of black renter - occupied units, a 2.5 - percent decrement in black homeowner - to - renter ratio, and a 4.2 - percent greater net distance from home to work for black renters. The implications of these findings for Federal legislation and policy are discussed. Tables and references are supplied. 收起