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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Stories in structure (US1980A_0067)

Data file: USA1980-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 220
End: 220
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
H14a. How many stories (floors) are in this building?

Count an attic or basement as a story if it has any finished rooms for living purposes.

[] 1 to 3 -- Skip to H15
[] 4 to 6
[] 7 to 12
[] 13 or more stories


[Do not count unfinished basements or unfinished attics. However, a basement or attic with finished room(s) for living purposed should be counted as a story.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 1 -3 stories
2 4-6
3 7-12
4 13+
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 floors in the building that contained the dwelling.1960 and 1970 did not count basements; 1980 did, if the basement contained rooms used for living purposes.
Universe
Vacant and privated dwellings

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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