The 1971 Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic - IPUMS Subset
Germany, 1971
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DEU_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central State Office for Statistics, IPUMS
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Year of construction of building (DE1971A_BUILTYR)
Data file: DEU1971_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
148
End:
148
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="DE71A031 DE71A033 DE71A036 DE71A034 DE71A035 DE71A039 DE71A040 DE71A041 DE71A042 DE71A043 DE71A044">For residential buildings, the applicable circle in sections A-G should be marked.<br /><br />For non-residential buildings and temporary accommodations [emergency] sections C-G are not applicable.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="DE71A034">D. Year of construction of the building<br /><div class="i1">The building was built:<br /><br />[] 1 Before 1870<br />[] 2 From 1870 to 1899<br />[] 3 From 1900 to 1918<br />[] 4 From 1919 to 1932<br />[] 5 From 1933 to 1945<br />[] 6 From 1946 to 1960<br />[] 7 From 1961 to 1965<br />[] 8 After 1965<br /><br />If built before 1800, in what year? ____</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE71A034">Section D: Year of construction of the building<br /><div class="i1">For renovations, additions or extensions, the original year of construction is used; for reconstruction after total loss, the year of the reconstruction is considered the year of construction. If the exact year of construction cannot be determined for residential buildings built before 1800, we ask that the year of construction be estimated based on local available indicators such as age of surrounding buildings, city district, municipality/city.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="DE71A034">D. Year of construction of the building<br /><div class="i1">The building was built:<br /><br />[] 1 Before 1870<br />[] 2 From 1870 to 1899<br />[] 3 From 1900 to 1918<br />[] 4 From 1919 to 1932<br />[] 5 From 1933 to 1945<br />[] 6 From 1946 to 1960<br />[] 7 From 1961 to 1965<br />[] 8 After 1965<br /><br />If built before 1800, in what year? ____</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE71A034">Section D: Year of construction of the building<br /><div class="i1">For renovations, additions or extensions, the original year of construction is used; for reconstruction after total loss, the year of the reconstruction is considered the year of construction. If the exact year of construction cannot be determined for residential buildings built before 1800, we ask that the year of construction be estimated based on local available indicators such as age of surrounding buildings, city district, municipality/city.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| NIU (Not in universe) | |
| 1 | Before 1870 |
| 2 | 1870-1899 |
| 3 | 1900-1918 |
| 4 | 1919-1932 |
| 5 | 1933-1945 |
| 6 | 1946-1960 |
| 7 | 1961-1965 |
| 8 | After 1965 |
| 9 | Unknown |
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 year range of construction of the building in which the household resides.
Universe
Germany 1971: Households in private dwellings in residential buildings [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept