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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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Condition of housing (US1960A_HOUSQUAL)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 191
End: 191
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A043">[All. Only on FOSDIC form; filled in by enumerator, not respondent] <br /><span class="em">H6. Condition [of housing] </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Sound <br />[] Deteriorating <br />[] Dilapidated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Sound
2 Deteriorating
3 Dilapidated
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 condition of the dwelling based on the enumerator's observation. The census instructions offered no specific guidelines for assessing housing quality.
Universe
United States 1960: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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