Abstract
In this paper, we attempt to define the characteristics of the residents who got occupied apartment houses in the Fukuoka District in 1982-83, considering five categories; social strate, income, type of household, process of removal and change of residential situation from removal. We analyze each data of the residents who live at occupied apartment houses in Central Business District (CBD), in the district where is 4km away from CBD and where occupied apartment houses were constructed from 1982 and in the whole city. Our data are based on the research for those residents. Some conclusions drown from this study are as follows: 1. Most ages of the earner are from 35 to 44. There are various types of household, such as Co, Ck1・2, Ck 3 and S+B. 2. The distance from CBD and the social environment are the main reason of the removal to the occupied apartment houses in central district. The price is one of the main reasons for purchasing the occupied apartment houses, 4 km away from CBD and constructed in 1982-83. 3. The removal of the residence is made at least to satisfy minimum housing standard level. 4. They change their residence within the same city, or even in the same district.
