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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Plumbing facilities (US1980A_PLUMBING)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 254

End: 254

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US80A058"><span class="em">H6. Do you have complete plumbing facilities in your living quarters, that is, hot and cold piped water, a flush toilet, and a bathtub or shower? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, for this household only<br />[] Yes, but also used by another household<br />[] No, have some but not all plumbing facilities<br />[] No plumbing facilities in living quarters</div><br /><br />[Consider that you have hot water even if you have it only part of the time. Mark yes, but also used by another household if someone else who lives in the same building, but is not a member of your household, also uses the facilities. Mark this circle also if the occupants of living quarters now vacant would also use the facilities in your living quarters.]<br /></svar>

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Has some facilities
2	Has no facilities
3	Used only by household
4	Shared with others

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether or not a dwelling contained complete plumbing facilities. It also indicates whether or not the unit had partial facilities and whether or not these facilities were shared with other households.

Universe

United States 1980: Vacant and privated dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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