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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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Duration of vacancy (US1980A_VACDUR)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 244
End: 244
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 Less than 1 month
2 1 -2 months
3 2 -6 months
4 6 -12 months
5 12 -24 months
6 More than 24 months
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 length of time elapsed since the last occupants moved out of each vacant unit. For new, never-occupied vacant units, this variable measures the length of time elapsed since construction was completed.
Universe
United States 1980: Not group quarters, only vacant units, not seasonal or migratory units [not verifiable]

concept

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