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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Annual home heating fuel cost (US1990A_COSTFUEL)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 236
End: 239
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="US90A044 US90A045 US90A046 US90A047"><span class="em">H20. What are the yearly costs of utilities and fuels for this house or apartment? </span><br /><br />If you have lived here less than 1 year, estimate the yearly cost.<br /><br />[If your house or apartment is rented, enter the costs for utilities and fuels only if you pay for them in addition to the rent entered in H7a. If you live in a condominium, enter the costs for utilities and fuels only if you pay for them in addition to your condominium fee. If your fuel and utility costs are already included in your rent or condominium fee, fill the Included in rent or in condominium fee circle. Do not enter any dollar amounts. The amounts to be reported should be the total amount for the past 12 months. Estimate as closely as possible when exact costs are not know. If you have lived in this house or apartment less than 1 year, estimate the yearly cost. 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 house or apartment. 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="US90A047"><span class="em">H20d. Oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.</span> \<br /><div class="i1">$____ .00 Yearly cost -- Dollars<br /><br />Or<br /><br />[] Included in rent or in condominium fee<br />[] No charge or these fuels not used</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates each rented or owned dwelling's annual fuel cost, again excluding amounts included in contract rent or other types of payments.
Universe
United States 1990: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
US90A047 is a 4-digit numeric variable.


Codes0 = NIU.
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