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1960 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Household records

Cases: 579
Variables: 96

Variables

RECTYPE
Record type
COUNTRY
Country
YEAR
Year
SAMPLE
IPUMS sample identifier
SERIAL
Household serial number
PERSONS
Number of person records in the household
HHWT
Household weight
SUBSAMP
Subsample number
GQ
Group quarters (collective dwelling) status
GQTYPE
Group quarters type
UNREL
Number of unrelated persons
URBAN
Urban-rural status
REGIONW
Continent and region of country
GEOLEV1
1st subnational geographic level, world [consistent boundaries over time]
POPDENSGEO1
Population density of GEOLEV1 unit, in persons per square kilometer
AREAMOLLWGEO1
Area of GEOLEV1 unit in square kilometers
GEO1_US
United States, State 1850 - 2020 [Level 1; consistent boundaries, GIS]
GEO1_US1960
United States, State 1960 [Level 1, GIS]
REGNUS
United States, Region
OWNERSHIP
Ownership of dwelling [general version]
OWNERSHIPD
Ownership of dwelling [detailed version]
SEWAGE
Sewage
FUELHEAT
Fuel for heating
PHONE
Telephone availability
AUTOS
Automobiles available
HOTWATER
Hot water heater
AIRCON
Air conditioning
WASHER
Clothes washing machine
FREEZER
Food freezer
TV
Television set
RADIO
Radio in household
ROOMS
Number of rooms
BEDROOMS
Number of bedrooms
KITCHEN
Kitchen or cooking facilities
TOILET
Toilet
BATHROOMS
Number of bathrooms
BATH
Bathing facilities
AGESTRUCT2
Age of structure, coded from intervals
STORIES
Stories in structure
ELEVATOR
Elevator in structure
HHTYPE
Household classification
NFAMS
Number of families in household
NCOUPLES
Number of married couples in household
NMOTHERS
Number of mothers in household
NFATHERS
Number of fathers in household
HEADLOC
Head's location in household
US1960A_YEAR
Census year
US1960A_SERIAL
Household serial number
US1960A_NUMPREC
Number of person records in the household
US1960A_SUBSAMP
Subsample number
US1960A_HHWT
Household weight
US1960A_SAMP1960
Report form, 1960
US1960A_REGION
Census region and division
US1960A_STATEICP
State (ICPSR code)
US1960A_STATEFIP
State (FIPS code)
US1960A_METRO
Metropolitan status
US1960A_URBAN
Urban-rural status
US1960A_GQ
Group quarters status
US1960A_GQTYPE
Group quarters type
US1960A_FARM
Farm status
US1960A_FARMPROD
Sales of farm products
US1960A_OWNERSHP
Ownership of dwelling
US1960A_VALUEH
House value
US1960A_COMMUSE
Commercial use
US1960A_ACREPROP
Acreage of property
US1960A_LANDRENT
Rent includes land used for farming
US1960A_RENT
Monthly contract rent
US1960A_RENTGRS
Monthly gross rent
US1960A_FTOTINC
Total family income
US1960A_ACCESS
Access to unit
US1960A_KITCHEN
Kitchen or cooking facilities
US1960A_ROOMS
Number of rooms
US1960A_PLUMBING
Plumbing facilities
US1960A_HOTWATER
Hot and cold piped water
US1960A_SHOWER
Bathtub or shower
US1960A_TOILET
Flush toilet
US1960A_BASEMENT
Basement
US1960A_BUILTYR
Age of structure
US1960A_HOUSQUAL
Condition of housing
US1960A_UNITSSTR
Units in structure
US1960A_WATERSRC
Source of water
US1960A_SEWAGE
Sewage disposal
US1960A_BATHRMS
Number of bathrooms
US1960A_BEDROOMS
Number of bedrooms
US1960A_STORIES
Stories in structure
US1960A_ELEVATOR
Elevator in structure
US1960A_PHONE
Telephone availability
US1960A_TV
Television set
US1960A_RADIO
Radio
US1960A_WASHER
Clothes washing machine
US1960A_DRYER
Clothes dryer
US1960A_FREEZER
Home food freezer
US1960A_AIRCON
Air conditioning
US1960A_HEATING
Heating equipment
US1960A_FUELHEAT
Home heating fuel
US1960A_AUTOS
Automobiles available
US1960A_NFAMS
Number of families in household
US1960A_NCOUPLES
Number of married couples in household
US1960A_NMOTHERS
Number of mothers in household
US1960A_NFATHERS
Number of fathers in household
US1960A_QFTOTINC
Flag for total family income
Total: 101
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