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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 bedrooms (US1960A_BEDROOMS)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 197
End: 197
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">H19. How many bedrooms are in your house or apartment? </span><div class="i1">Count rooms whose main use is as bedrooms even if they are occasionally used for other purposes. If you live in a one-room apartment without a separate bedroom, check "No bedroom."</div><div class="i2">[] No bedroom <br />[] 1 bedroom <br />[] 2 bedrooms <br />[] 3 bedrooms <br />[] 4 bedrooms or more</div>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No bedrooms
2 1
3 2
4 3
5 4
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 bedrooms within the dwelling.
Universe
United States 1960: Not group quarters; only answered by 20 percent of cases [discrepancies: none]

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