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1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Automobiles available (US1970A_AUTOS)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 225
End: 225
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">H23. How many passenger automobiles are owned or regularly used by members of your household? </span>
<br />Count company cars kept at home.</p>
<div class="i1">[] None<br />[] 1 automobile<br />[] 2 automobiles<br />[] 3 automobiles or more</div><p>"Do not count cars permanently out of working order. Also do not count taxicabs, pickups, or larger trucks."
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No automobile
2 1
3 2
4 3
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 automobiles owned or used regularly by any household member. It includes company cars kept at home and available for personal use.
Universe
United States 1970: Occupied, private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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