Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980

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Reference ID

USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Water heating fuel (US1980A_0076)

Data file: USA1980-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 228

End: 228

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

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Literal question

H21b. Which fuel is used most for water heating?

[] Gas: from underground pipes serving the neighborhood
[] Gas: bottled, tank, or LP
[] Electricity
[] Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
[] Coal or coke
[] Wood
[] Other fuel
[] No fuel used

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No fuel used
2	Utility gas from underground pipes serving neighborhood
3	Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum gas
4	Electricity
5	Fuel oil, kerosene, and other liquid fuels
6	Coal or coke
7	Wood
8	Other

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 primary fuel used to heat water in the dwelling.

Universe

Private, occupied dwellings

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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