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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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Vacancy status (US1980A_VACANCY)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 241
End: 241
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">For vacant units: </span></p>

<p><span class="em">C1. Is this unit for - </span><div class="i1">[] Year round use<br />[] Seasonal/mig. - skip C2, C3, and D.</div><span class="em">C2. Vacancy status</span><div class="i1">[] For rent<br />[] For sale only<br />[] Rented or sold, not occupied<br />[] Held for occasional use<br />[] Other vacant</div><span class="em">C3. Is this unit boarded up?</span><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><span class="em">D. Months vacant</span><div class="i1">[] Less than 1 month<br />[] 1 up to 2 months<br />[] 2 up to 6 months<br />[] 6 up to 12 months<br />[] 1 year up to 2 years<br />[] 2 or more years</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 For rent
2 For sale only
3 Rented or sold but not (yet) occupied
4 For occasional use
5 For seasonal use or migratory workers
6 Other vacant
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 if a dwelling was vacant and gives the reason for the vacancy (for rent, for sale, used only seasonally, etc.).
Universe
United States 1980: Vacant units [discrepancies: none]

concept

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