1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990

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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Type of water heater (PR1990A_HOTWTRPR)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 255

End: 255

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v="PR90A123"><span class="em">H18. What type of water heater do you have in this (house/apartment)?</span><br /><div class="i1">[ ] 1 Electric<br />[ ] 2 Shower<br />[ ] 3 Solar<br />[ ] 4 Other<br />[ ] 5 None</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	None / No tank type water heater
2	Electric, tank type
3	Shower
4	Solar
5	Other

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 type of water heater used in the dwelling.

Universe

Puerto Rico 1990: Private occupied dwellings[discrepancies: none]

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