The study assessed the conditions of rural housing and the extent to which housing conditions related with household socio-economic characteristics in an oil-rich Nigerian State of Akwa Ibom. The study design was based on household cross-sectional survey. Direct observation and questionnaire administration were employed to collect both socio-economic and housing data from 540 randomly sampled households spread across 90 rural communities. Housing condition was measured using five broad indicators: safety/security, indoor temperature/ventilation, building condition, hygiene/sanitation and...