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Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Mortgage status (PR1990A_0031)

Data file: PRI1990-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 126
End: 126
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Interviewer Instruction: Ask questions H25 through H29, if this is a one-family house, a condominium, or a mobile home that someone in this household owns or is buying; otherwise, go to H30.



H27a. Is there a mortgage, deed of trust, contract to purchase, or similar debt on this property?

[] 1 Yes, mortgage, deed of trust, or similar debt -- Go to H27b
[] 2 Yes, contract to purchase -- Go on to question H27b
[] 3 No -- Skip to H28a
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, owned free and clear
3 Yes, mortgaged/ deed of trust or similar debt
4 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
Owner-occupied single-unit houses, mobile homes, and condominiums

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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