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1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Vacancy status (US1970A_VACANCY)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 204
End: 204
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US70A036">[All -- this question filled out by enumerators, not respondents]<br /><span class="em">C. Vacancy status </span><br /><br /><span class="em">Year round -- </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] For rent<br />[] For sale only<br />[] Rented or sold, not occupied<br />[] Held for occasional use<br />[] Other vacant<br /><br />[] Seasonal<br />[] Migratory</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 For rent
2 For sale only
3 Rented or sold but not (yet) occupied
4 For occasional use
5 For seasonal use
6 For migratory workers
7 Other vacant
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 vacant housing units and gives the reason for the vacancy (for rent, for sale, used only seasonally, etc.).
Universe
United States 1970: Vacant dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Technical Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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