Survey: Most Don't Want To Return To New Orleans Public Housing

Seven out of 10 public housing residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina want to return to the city, but only a third want to go back to subsidized homes, according to a study released Thursday.

Researchers at the University of Texas in Arlington interviewed 2,109 displaced public housing residents for the report. The study was commissioned and paid for by the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), which has been under the control of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for several years.

The study showed that 72% of respondents wanted to return to New Orleans, but only 35% of all displaced residents were willing to accept government-subsidized housing.