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1960 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Automobiles available (US1960A_AUTOS)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 209
End: 209
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A063">[PH-3, 5%, or PH-4, 20%] <br /><span class="em">H36. How many passenger automobiles are owned or regularly used by people who live here? </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Count company cars kept at home <br />[] No automobile <br />[] 1 automobile <br />[] 2 automobiles <br />[] 3 automobiles or more</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No automobile
2 1
3 2
4 3
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 automobiles owned or used regularly by any household member. It includes company cars kept at home and available for personal use.
Universe
United States 1960: Not group quarters; 80 percent of cases in cities of 50,000+, 20 percent of cases in other areas [not verifiable]

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