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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Air conditioning (US1980A_AIRCON)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 268
End: 268
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A072"><span class="em">H27. Do you have air conditioning? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, a central air-conditioning system<br />[] Yes, 1 individual room unit<br />[] Yes, 2 or more individual room units<br />[] No</div><br /><br />[Count only equipment used to cool the air by means of a refrigeration unit.]<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No air conditioning
2 1 one-room unit
3 2 one-room units
4 Central system
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 presence and type of air conditioning in the dwelling.
Universe
United States 1980: Vacant and privated dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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