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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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Annual water cost (US1980A_COSTWATR)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 227
End: 230
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="US80A044 US80A045 US80A046 US80A047"><span class="em">H22. What are the costs of utilities and fuels for your living quarters? </span><br /><br />[If your living quarters are rented, enter the costs for utilities and fuels only if you pay for them in addition to the rent entered in H12. If already included in rent, fill the appropriate circle. The amounts to be reported should be for the past 12 months, that is, for electricity and gas, the monthly average for the past 12 months; for water and other fuels, the total amount for the past 12 months. Estimate as closely as possible when exact costs are not known. Report amounts even if your bills are unpaid or paid by someone else. If the bills include utilities or fuel used also by another apartment or a business establishment, estimate the amounts for your own living quarters. If gas and electricity are billed together, enter the combined amount on the electricity line and bracket ( { ) the two utilities.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="US80A046"><span class="em">H22c. Water </span><br /><div class="i1">$ ____.00 Average monthly cost<br /><br />Or<br /><br />[] Included in rent or no charge</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates a rented or owned dwelling's water cost for the previous year, excluding amounts included in contract rent or other types of payments.
Universe
United States 1980: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
US80A046 is a 4-digit numeric variable.


Codes0 = NIU.
500 = 500+.
9995 = Water included in rent or no charge.


Top codes:Topcode is $500.
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