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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First mortgage monthly payment (US1990A_MORTAMT1)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 191

End: 195

Width: 5

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US90A029">H23b. How much is your regular monthly mortgage payment on this property? Include payment only on first mortgage or contract to purchase. <div class="i1">$____ .00 Monthly amount -- Dollars Or [] No regular payment required -- [Go on to question H24a]</div> [Enter a monthly amount even if it is unpaid or paid by someone else. If the amount is paid on some other periodic basis, see the instructions for H7a to change it to a monthly amount. Include payments on first mortgages and contracts to purchase only. Payments for second or junior mortgages and home equity loans should be reported in H24b.] </svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's monthly first mortgage payment obligations, if any.

Universe

United States 1990: Owner-occupied single-unit houses, mobile homes, and condominiums; not group quarters [not verifiable]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

US90A029 is a 5-digit numeric variable.

Codes0 = NIU.

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