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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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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Number of rooms (US1960A_ROOMS)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 184
End: 184
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A036">[All] <br /><span class="em">H8. How many rooms are in your house or apartment? </span>(Count a kitchen as a room but do not count bathrooms) <br /><br /><div class="i1">_____ Number of rooms</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 1 room
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9 +
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 whole rooms used for living purposes that are contained in the dwelling.
Universe
United States 1960: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
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