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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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Automobiles available (US1980A_AUTOS)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 273
End: 273
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A077"><span class="em">H28. How many automobiles are kept at home for use by members of your household? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] None<br />[] 1 automobile<br />[] 2 automobiles<br />[] 3 or more automobiles</div><br /><br />[Count company cars, (including police cars and taxicabs) and company trucks that are regularly kept at home and used by household members. Do not count cars or trucks permanently out of working order.]<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No automobile
2 1
3 2
4 3+
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 automobiles owned or used regularly by any household member. It includes company cars kept at home and available for personal use.
Universe
United States 1980: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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