Census of Population and Housing 1960 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960

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Reference ID

USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Basement (US1960A_0041)

Data file: USA1960-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 162

End: 162

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[20%]
H33. Is this house built:

[] with a basement?
[] on a concrete slab?
[] in another way?

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	With a basement
2	On a concrete slab
3	Built in another way, including mobile homes and trailers

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 dwelling by foundation type. The 1960 form provided three options: "with a basement," "on a concrete slab," or "in another way."

Universe

Not group quarters; only answered by 80 percent of cases

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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