Definition
This variable indicates the combined cost of the household's real estate tax and property insurance payment obligations for the previous year. Respondents were to report the full amount, even if payments were delinquent or paid by someone outside the household. They were not to include unpaid obligations from previous years.
Universe
Single-unit, owner-occupied houses on less than 10 acres, with no business or medical office on the property; not mobile homes, trailers, and condominiums; not group quarters