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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Mortgage status (US1980A_MORTGAGE)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 191
End: 191
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A027"><span class="em">H32a. Do you have a mortgage, deed of trust, contract to purchase, or similar debt on this property? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, mortgage, deed of trust, or similar debt<br />[] Yes, contract to purchase<br />[] No -- Skip to page 6</div><br /><br />[The word "mortgage" is used as a general term to indicate all types of loans which are secured by real estate.]<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, owned free and clear
2 Yes, mortgaged/ deed of trust or similar debt
3 Yes, contract to purchase
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 whether an owner-occupied dwelling was owned free and clear or was encumbered by a mortgage, loan, or other type of debt.
Universe
United States 1980: Owner-occupied single-unit houses (not mobile homes or condominiums) on less than ten acres, with no business or medical office on property; not group quarters [not verifiable]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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