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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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Number of bathrooms (US1960A_0048)

Data file: USA1960-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 169
End: 169
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[20%]
H30. How many bathrooms are in your house or apartment?


A complete bathroom has both flush toilet and bathing facilities (bathtub or shower).

A partial bathroom has a flush toilet or bathing facilities, but not bath.



[] No bathroom, or only a partial bathroom
[] 1 complete bathroom
[] 1 complete bathroom, plus partial bathroom(s)
[] 2 or more complete bathrooms
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 0 or 1 /2 bath
2 1 complete bathroom
3 1 complete bathroom plus 1 /2 bath(s)
4 2 complete bathrooms
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 number of complete and partial bathrooms within the dwelling. Under the 1960 definition, a "complete" bathroom had both a flush toilet and a bathtub or shower.
Universe
Not group quarters; only answered by 80 percent of cases

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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