Abstract—The increase of the quality of life is the main aim of
sustainable development. The quality of life is being assessed by
applying various dimensions, various indicators. The housing
dimension is one of the major issues affecting the quality of life.
The housing indicators reflecting the quality of life can be
assessed by applying quality of housing, quality of housing
environment and housing cost burdens indicators. The paper
presents the concept of assessment of housing dimension in the
quality of life index and the main indicators relevant to this
dimension of quality of life.
Index Terms—Quality of life, housing quality, housing
environment, housing expenditures burden, assessment.
D. Streimikiene is with Mykolas Romeris University, Faculty of
Economics and Finance management, Ateities str. 20, LT-80303, Vilnius,
Lithuania (e-mail: daliastreimikiene@mruni.eu).
Cite: D. Streimikiene, "Quality of Life and Housing," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 140-145, 2015.