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

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Home heating fuel (US1960A_0061)

Data file: USA1960-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 181

End: 181

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

H22. Here is a list of fuels. In the first column, check which one is used most for heating. In the second column, check the one used most for cooking. In the third column, check the fuel used most for heating water. Check one in each column)

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No fuel used
2	Utility gas from underground pipes serving neighborhood
3	Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum gas
4	Electricity
5	Fuel oil, kerosene, other liquid fuels
6	Coal or coke
7	Wood
9	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 primary fuel or energy source used to heat the housing unit. Respondents living in unheated units were to respond "no fuel used."

Universe

Not group quarters; only answered by 20 percent of cases

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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