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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980
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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Mortgage status (PR1980A_MORTGAGE)

Data file: PRI1980_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 129
End: 129
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR80A031"><span class="em">H35a. Do you have a mortgage or similar debt on this property? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, mortgage, or similar debt<br />[] Yes, contract to purchase<br />[] No -- Skip to page 6</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No, owned free and clear
3 Yes, mortgaged/ deed of trust or similar debt
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 mortgage status.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1980: Owner-occupied single-unit houses (not mobile homes or condominiums) on less than ten acres, with no business or medical office on property; not group quarters [discrepancies: none]

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