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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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Television set (US1960A_0053)

Data file: USA1960-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 174
End: 174
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[5%]
H25. Do you have any television sets?

Count only sets in working order. Count floor, table, and portable television sets as well as combinations.



[] 1 set
[] 2 sets or more
[] No television sets
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No TV
2 1
3 2
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 televisions in the housing unit (none, one, or two or more). Any type of TV counted, as long as it worked.
Universe
Not group quarters; only answered by 20 percent of cases

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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