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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Sep 03, 2025

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House value (US1970A_VALUEH)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 165

End: 170

Width: 6

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
002500	Less than $5,000
006250	$5,000-7,499
008750	$7,500-9,999
011250	$10,000-12,499
013750	$12,500-14,999
016250	$15,000-17,499
018750	$17,500-19,999
022500	$20,000-24,999
030000	$25,000-34,999
042500	$35,000-49,999
050000	$50,000+
999999	NIU (not in universe)

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 value of owner-occupied housing units in contemporary dollars.

Universe

United States 1970: Owner-occupied or vacant-for-sale single-family houses on less than 10 acres; not units with businesses or medical/dental offices [not verifiable]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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