Rental life under the normalization of epidemic prevention: hygiene becomes the most important factor for young people to rent
55.2% of young renters surveyed tend to rent as a whole
Right now is the hottest "renting season" of the year. There are also more information about rent-seeking and roommates in the circle of friends. Some netizens have found that there is more demand for renting houses focusing on the quality of living. And after experiencing the epidemic, many young people pay more attention to the sanitary conditions of renting.
Last week, the China Youth Daily Social Survey Center jointly conducted a survey on 2000 young people aged 18-35 with renting needs in conjunction with the questionnaire website (wenjuan.com), showing that 55.2% of the interviewed young renters tend to rent whole houses. . Health status has become the most important factor for the interviewed young renters.
Among the interviewed youth renters, 15.0% are fresh graduates, and 85.0% are young people in the workplace. Men accounted for 53.0% and women accounted for 47.0%.
Interviewed youth renting houses focus on sanitary conditions, house design and price
Which form of renting do young people prefer? 55.2% of the surveyed young renters tend to rent as a whole, 38.1% prefer to rent together with two persons, and 6.7% prefer to rent together with multiple persons. An interactive analysis found that, relatively speaking, young people in the workplace tend to rent as a whole (57.5%), fresh graduates prefer to rent together (47.2%), and women are more willing to rent as a whole than men.
Liu Lu (pseudonym), who has graduated for two years, recently moved into a newly rented house. "The original community is next to a large farmer's market, with noisy voices, high mobility, and poor property management. I was hesitant to change or not. This year's epidemic has strengthened my determination." She said that this time I asked for a house. It is hygiene. "The community must be tidy, the shared roommates must be clean, and the house itself must not have sanitary corners."
Wang Xianjun (pseudonym) is an employee of an import and export company in Jiangsu. He also attaches great importance to hygiene. "The kitchen, toilet, and bathroom are closely related to personal life and health. Clean and tidy is the minimum. If the house is not up to standard, I will not consider it."
In terms of factors that are important when choosing rental housing, the survey shows that housing hygiene (54.3%) is the primary factor considered by the interviewed young renters, followed by apartment design (53.2%) and rent price (52.6%). Compared with the rental survey conducted by the Social Research Center in 2019, the rent price factor dropped from the first to the third, the apartment design rose from the fourth to the second, and the sanitation status "has sprung up" to top the list.
This year's fresh graduate Chu Wenjing (pseudonym) and her boyfriend are planning to rent a whole house, and they are still looking for a house recently. She said that she just came out of work and did not have much budget for the house. She and her boyfriend plan to use a quarter of their monthly income to pay the rent. "The house is not very big, but the layout of the house must be good. It is best to be transparent. , Easy to ventilate, and there is sunshine."
Wang Xianjun has rented a house for many years, and his purpose is to ensure the quality of life. "When I first worked, I lived in the suburbs, but there was a direct train to the bustling downtown business district, which did not affect leisure and entertainment. Later, I moved to the city center and was close to the company, avoiding the consumption of too much time and energy due to commuting."
Liang Zhu (a pseudonym), a post-90s Guangdong freelancer, cares most about the community atmosphere, surrounding environment, and whether the transportation is convenient. "A girl who lives alone must have a sense of safety."
Other factors considered by the interviewed renting youths include the community and surrounding environment (42.3%), the decoration condition (42.1%), roommate cleanliness (41.0%), area traffic (40.8%), number of roommates (38.4%), and safety (36.5%), supporting facilities (32.9%), etc.
On the whole, young people in renting houses this year value the quality of life, and price is no longer the primary consideration. Affected by this year’s epidemic, the health status has generally received attention from young people and has become the first element in renting a house.
67.1% of young renters surveyed feel that young people are more pursuing quality life and spiritual enjoyment
Zhong Xiaoxiao (pseudonym), an administrative staff member of a financial company in Shenzhen, said that the house is rented, but life is his own. She specifically recorded on Weibo the little changes in the small rental house that she carefully arranged, and it attracted some fans, which was very fulfilling. "The house didn't even have a bed at first. I added a bed, sofa, coffee table, carpet, curtains, pottery vase, wallpaper, etc., fresh and simple, and I feel that life is exquisite." She said.
Chu Wenjing and her boyfriend have a stable relationship and have plans to get married. When asked if she had considered buying a house in the past two years, she said that she is still more inclined to rent a house. “On the one hand, renting a house is less stressful, so you can enjoy and experience the joy of life. On the other hand, work may be unstable in the first few years. When it stabilizes and our income is higher, it will be better to buy at that time."
Regarding renting, 64.8% of the interviewed young renters believe that they need to be taken care of and live a quality life. 37.5% of the interviewed young renters said that they do not need to consider the quality of renting for short-term accommodation.
Zhang Baoyi, director of the Institute of Sociology of the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the change in the attitude of youth renting in first-tier cities is also driving positive changes in second and third-tier cities. "Some young people hope to work in first-tier cities and live in smaller cities that are more livable. Renting houses meets their needs. The change in concept has led to an upside-down of young people's concept of buying and renting houses. Moreover, the state advocates both renting and purchasing to develop public rental housing. , The rental environment will become better and better."
More and more young people are beginning to pay attention to the quality of renting. Regarding this change, 67.1% of the interviewed young renters believe that this shows that young people are more pursuing quality life and spiritual enjoyment.
In Chu Wenjing's view, the living experience directly affects the quality of life. She found that many classmates around her also realized this, even if they were renting a house, they were unwilling to leave. "It's a social trend. Life becomes more convenient and richer, and young people naturally pursue the spiritual world more."
Renting houses emphasizes quality. 61.5% of the interviewed renting youths believe that this shows the positive attitude of young people, and 53.5% of the interviewees feel that this reflects that young people are more rational in renting. 46.9% of the interviewees think This reflects the life philosophy of focusing on meeting self-needs. 31.9% of the respondents said that young people love life and pay more attention to the taste of life.
According to Zhang Baoyi's analysis, young people's emphasis on quality in renting houses is mainly related to their life experience. The post-90s and post-00s were born and grew up in the era of rapid social and economic improvement, with relatively superior living conditions and higher requirements for quality of life. "This is the embodiment of the concept of life values, but also an optimistic and enthusiastic attitude to life. This is also reflected in many aspects such as social screening of young people and healthy eating."
(Gu Lingwen also contributed to this article)
China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Du Yuanchun Source: China Youth Daily