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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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Mortgage status (PR1990A_MORTGAGE)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 126
End: 126
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PR90A041 PR90A040 PR90A031 PR90A033 PR90A038 PR90A039 PR90A032 PR90A068 PR90A043"><span class="em">Interviewer Instruction</span>: 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.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PR90A031"><span class="em">H27a. Is there a mortgage, deed of trust, contract to purchase, or similar debt on this property? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes, mortgage, deed of trust, or similar debt -- Go to H27b<br />[] 2 Yes, contract to purchase -- Go on to question H27b<br />[] 3 No -- Skip to H28a</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
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
Puerto Rico 1990: Owner-occupied single-unit houses, mobile homes, and condominiums [discrepancies: none]

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