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Census of Population and Housing 1970 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Basement (US1970A_0047)

Data file: USA1970-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 180
End: 180
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[All]
H8. Is there a basement in this building?


[] Yes
[] No, build on a concrete slab
[] No, build in another way (include mobile homes and trailers)


"A house has a basement if there is enclosed space in which persons can walk upright under all or part of the building. A house on a concrete slab has no basement and no air or crawl space below it. A house built in another way is one directly on the ground or resting on a foundation or posts to provide crawl space."
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 With a basement
2 On a concrete slab
3 Built in another way, including mobile homes and trailers
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 dwellings by foundation type.
Universe
Not group quarters

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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