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Census of Population and Housing 1960 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Automobiles available (US1960A_0063)

Data file: USA1960-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 182
End: 182
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[PH-3, 5%, or PH-4, 20%]
H36. How many passenger automobiles are owned or regularly used by people who live here?


[] Count company cars kept at home
[] No automobile
[] 1 automobile
[] 2 automobiles
[] 3 automobiles or more
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No automobile
2 1
3 2
4 3
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 number of automobiles owned or used regularly by any household member. It includes company cars kept at home and available for personal use.
Universe
Not group quarters; 80 percent of cases in cities of 50,000+, 20 percent of cases in other areas

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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