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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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Radio (US1960A_RADIO)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 202
End: 202
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A054">[5%] <br /><span class="em">H26. Do you have any radios?</span> <br /><div class="i1">Count only sets in working order. Count floor, table, and portable radios as well as radio combinations. Do not count automobile radios.</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 radio <br />[] 2 radios or more <br />[] No radios</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No radio
2 1
3 2
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 a housing unit included any radios.
Universe
United States 1960: Not group quarters; only answered by 20 percent of cases [discrepancies: none]

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