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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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Trucks and vans available (US1980A_TRUCKS)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 267
End: 267
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A071"><span class="em">H29. How many vans or trucks of one-ton capacity or less are kept at home for use by members of your household? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] None<br />[] 1 van or truck<br />[] 2 vans or trucks<br />[] 3 or more vans or trucks</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 trucks or vans
2 1 available
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 trucks and vans regularly kept at home for use by members of the household, including company vehicles. Excludes trucks with more than one-ton capacity, those permanently out of working order, and those used only for business purposes.
Universe
United States 1980: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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