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Census of Population and Housing 1960 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Monthly contract rent (US1960A_0029)

Data file: USA1960-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 144
End: 146
Width: 3
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Renters please answer this question.
[PH-4; see also H41.]
H16. - If you pay your rent by the month

What is your monthly rent?


$(Nearest dollar)_____.00




or



If you pay rent by the week or some other period of time-


What is your rent and what period does it cover?


$(Nearest dollar)_____.00 per(Week, year, etc.) ____





Answer questions H41 to H46 if you pay rent for your house, apartment, or flat.




[PH-3; see also H16]
H41. If you pay your rent by the month -

What is your monthly rent?

$(Nearest dollar )_____.00



or



If you pay your rent by the week or some other period of time -


What is your rent and what period does it cover?

$(Nearest dollar)_____.00 per(Week, year, etc.)_____
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
10 1-19
25 20-29
35 30 -39
45 40 -49
55 50 -59
65 60 -69
75 70 -79
90 80 -99
110 100 -119
135 120 -149
175 150 -199
200 200
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 amount of the household's monthly contract rent payment.
Universe
Renter-occupied units that rented for cash rent; excluding units on farms with less than 10 acres, multiple-unit dwellings on farms; and group quarters

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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