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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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Number of bathrooms (US1960A_BATHRMS)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 196
End: 196
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A048">[20%] <br /><span class="em">H30. How many bathrooms are in your house or apartment?</span> <br /><br /><div class="i1">A <span class="em">complete</span> bathroom has <span class="em">both</span> flush toilet and bathing facilities (bathtub or shower). <br /><br />A <span class="em">partial</span> bathroom has a flush toilet <span class="em">or</span> bathing facilities, but not bath.</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">[] No bathroom, or only a partial bathroom <br />[] 1 complete bathroom <br />[] 1 complete bathroom, plus partial bathroom(s) <br />[] 2 or more complete bathrooms</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 0 or 1 /2 bath
2 1 complete bathroom
3 1 complete bathroom plus 1 /2 bath(s)
4 2 complete bathrooms
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 number of complete and partial bathrooms within the dwelling. Under the 1960 definition, a "complete" bathroom had both a flush toilet and a bathtub or shower.
Universe
United States 1960: Not group quarters; only answered by 80 percent of cases [discrepancies: none]

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