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inadequate to the needs of many families. Does the housing unit satisfy the need, or desire, of the occupant to reside near families with similar aspirations and life styles? If not, the housing may be regarded as inadequate. These are some of the ways housing need is measured. The question remain~ why it is measured. Again, for many reasons: 0 It is often stated that housing need is measured so that programs can be shaped to meet the total identi- fied level of need. o Next, it is pointed out that graphic documentation of the level of overall need;is required to help in enlisting the support of those who choose to attach ' themselves only to major causes. This report pro- vides that kind of documentation. o Third, it is felt that such docUmentation must be provided to begi~ to change the minds of those who feel that "there is no housing problem in Santa Aha that requires local government action." This report provides that information, also. More realistically, th$ outlining of total housing need, and-its various components, provides a frame- work within Which those seeking to bring about change can begin to measure the effec%iveness of their efforts. 0 GROUPS IN Finally, such an analysis permits the'identification of specific target populations and problems and pro- rides a focus for those whose efforts might otherwise remain overly fragmented and minimally effective. NE. ED OF .ADEQUATE HOUSING: The analysis of need tells us who, specifically, need of housing. The categories and hUmbers include: is in The .Elderly: Over 19,680 (10.7%) of the City's 183,768 residents received Old Age and Survivor's Benefits in .1973. As indicated by the statistics presented in Chapters VI and VII, the elderly who were receiving aid'were concentrated in areas of:older hous- ing stock and multiple dwelling units. Black and' Mex'ic'~n~Am$~qan PopUlations: These groups tend to be concentrated in areas of older substandard dwelling units and 000081