1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980

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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Access to unit (US1980A_ACCESS)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 251

End: 251

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US80A055"><span class="em">H5. Do you enter your living quarters -- </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Directly from the outside or through a common or public hall?<br />[] Through someone else's living quarters?</div><br /><br />[Mark the second circle only if you must go through someone else's living quarters to get to your own.]<br /></svar>

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Direct access
2	Indirect access

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the nature of the entrance into the dwelling. The census divided living quarters into two types: 1) Those with "direct access" could be entered directly from the outside of the structure, or through a common hallway, lobby, or other entryway that was not part of any household's living quarters (like most apartments). 2) Those with "indirect access" could only be entered by passing through some part of another household's living quarters.

Universe

United States 1980: Vacant and privated dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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