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1960 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Home heating fuel (US1960A_FUELHEAT)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 208
End: 208
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">H22.</span> 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 <span class="em">cooking</span>. In the third column, check the fuel used most for <span class="em">heating water</span>. Check one in each column)
Categories
Value Category
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
United States 1960: Not group quarters; only answered by 20 percent of cases [discrepancies: none]

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