Project Aims
Housing quality is a key socio-economic determinant of health and its link with poor health are well-established. This project focuses on one component of housing quality: thermal comfort. Thermal comfort is the condition of being satisfied with the thermal environment inside the home, which is neither too hot or too cold. This study will explore the relationship between the proportion of homes with poor thermal comfort in London with the rate of poor health outcomes, including cardiovascular and respiratory disease related hospital admissions and mortality. Socio-demographic factors including age, sex, and socioeconomic status will be taken into account in the analysis. The study will be conducted in London. The findings will provide the evidence needed to create effective and targeted housing policies related to housing quality.
Period and geography
2009-2020, London
Data
NHS Digital (HES) Inpatient
ONS Death
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