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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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Sewage disposal (US1960A_SEWAGE)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 195
End: 195
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A047">[PH-3, 20%] <br /><span class="em">H32. Is this house connected to a public sewer? </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, connected to a public sewer <br />[] No, has septic tank or cesspool <br />[] No, has other means of sewage of disposal</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Public sewer
2 Septic tank or cesspool
3 Other means
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 dwelling's method of sewage disposal.
Universe
United States 1960: Not group quarters, not in cities with 50,000+ residents; 80 percent of cases outside large cities [not verifiable]

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