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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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Air conditioning (US1970A_0057)

Data file: USA1970-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 190
End: 190
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
H22. Do you have air-conditioning?


[] Yes, 1 individual room unit
[] Yes, 2 or more individual room units
[] Yes, a central air-conditioning system
[] No


"Count only equipment with a refrigeration unit to cool the air. Mark an individual room unit for air conditioners which are installed in a window or in an outside wall and are used to cool one or more rooms. Mark a central system for a central installation which cools the entire house or apartment."
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No air conditioning
2 1 one-room unit
3 2 one-room units
4 Central system
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 presence and type of air conditioning in the housing unit.
Universe
Not group quarters

concept

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