"For example," Chang said, "the issue of housing, regarded by many urban Aborigines as too pricey, remains a frequent problem."
According to the report, 43.3 percent of the city's urban Aborigines rent their homes while 36.2 percent own them. The remainder either live with other families or stay in temporary housing.
"Compared to the 80 percent of Taipei's [non-Aboriginal residents] who own their own homes and the of 85 percent of the nation's [non-Aborigines] who own their own houses, the low figure reflects their disadvantaged position," Chang said.
In addition, in comparison to the approximately 80 percent of the public who own personal computers, only 55.7 percent of the city's urban Aborigines own computers.
"With the completion of this report we now can gain a better and a more concrete understanding of the issues confronting the city's Aborigines," Kung said.
"We hope to be able to draw up counter measures to help these urban Aborigines improve their living standards."
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