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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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Hot and cold piped water (US1960A_HOTWATER)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 186
End: 186
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A038">[All] <br /><span class="em">H9. Is there hot and cold running water in this house or building?</span>(Check one) <br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Hot and cold running water inside the house or building <br />[] Only cold running water inside <br />[] Running water on property but not inside building <br />[] No running water</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No piped water
2 Cold piped water only
3 Hot and cold piped water
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 whether hot and/or cold piped water was available to the occupants of the dwelling.
Universe
United States 1960: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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