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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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Air conditioning (US1960A_AIRCON)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 206
End: 206
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A058">[5%] <br /><span class="em">H27. Do you have any air conditioning? </span><br /><div class="i1">Count only equipment which cools the air by refrigeration.</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">[] Room unit - 1 only <br />[] Room units - 2 or more <br />[] Central air conditioning system <br />[] No air conditioning</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No air conditioning
2 1 one-room unit
3 2 one-room units
4 Central system
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the presence and type of air conditioning in the housing unit.
Universe
United States 1960: Not group quarters; only answered by 20 percent of cases [discrepancies: none]

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