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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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Basement (US1970A_BASEMENT)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 213
End: 213
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US70A047">[All]<br /><span class="em">H8. Is there a basement in this building? </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No, build on a concrete slab<br />[] No, build in another way (include mobile homes and trailers)</div><br /><br />"A house has a <span class="em">basement</span> if there is enclosed space in which persons can walk upright under all or part of the building. A house on a <span class="em">concrete slab</span> has no basement and no air or crawl space below it. A house built <span class="em">in another way</span> is one directly on the ground or resting on a foundation or posts to provide crawl space."<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 With a basement
2 On a concrete slab
3 Built in another way, including mobile homes and trailers
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 dwellings by foundation type.
Universe
United States 1970: Not group quarters [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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