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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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Bathtub or shower (US1960A_0039)

Data file: USA1960-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 160
End: 160
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[All]
H11. Is there a bathtub or shower in this house or building?(Check one)


[] Yes, for the use of this household only
[] Yes, but shared with another household
[] No bathtub or shower for the use of this household
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, no bathtub or shower
2 Yes, exclusive use
3 Yes, shared use
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 whether the housing unit provided access to a permanently-installed bath and/or shower. The bath or shower had to be located within the structure and did not have to provide hot water. Portable facilities did not count. The variable also indicates whether the bath/shower was shared with the occupants of other housing units in the building.
Universe
Private dwellings

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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