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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Clothes washing machine (US1960A_WASHER)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 203

End: 203

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">H23. Do you have a clothes washing machine?</span> </p>
<div class="i1">Do not count machines shared with any other household in this building.</div><p> </p>
<div class="i2">[] Machine with wringer or separate spinner <br />[] Automatic or semi-automatic machine <br />[] Washer-dryer combination (single unit) <br />[] No washing machine </div>

Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	No clothes washing machine
2	Automatic, semi-automatic, or washer-dryer
3	Wringer or separate spinner

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 presence and type of clothes-washing machine in the housing unit.

Universe

United States 1960: Not group quarters; only answered by 20 percent of cases [discrepancies: none]

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