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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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House value (US1960A_VALUEH)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 163
End: 167
Width: 5
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Home owners and buyers please answer this question.</span>
<br />[PH-4; see also H40.]
<br /><span class="em">H15. About how much do you think this property would sell for on today's market?</span> (Check one) </p>
<div class="i1">[] Under $5,000 <br />[] $5,000 to $7,400 <br />[] $7,500 to $9,900 <br />[] $10,000 to $12,400 <br />[] $12,500 to $14,900 <br />[] $15,000 to $17,400<br />[] $17,500 to $19,900<br />[] $20,000 to $24,900<br />[] $25,000 to $34,000<br />[] $35,000 or more</div><svar v="US60A024">[PH-3; see also H15] <br /><span class="em">H40. About how much do you think this property would sell for on today's market?</span> <br /><div class="i1">Do not answer if your home is on a place of 10 or more acres.</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">[] Less than $5,000 <br />[] $5,000 to $7,400 <br />[] $7,500 to $9,900 <br />[] $10,000 to $12,400 <br />[] $12,500 to $14,900 <br />[] $15,000 to $17,400 <br />[] $17,500 to $19,900 <br />[] $20,000 to $24,400 <br />[] $25,000 to $34,900 <br />[] $35,000 or more</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
02500 Less than $5,000
06250 $5,000-7,499
08750 $7,500-9,999
11250 $10,000-12,499
13750 $12,500-14,999
16250 $15,000-17,499
18750 $17,500-19,999
22500 $20,000-24,999
30000 $25,000-34,999
35000 $35,000+
99999 NIU (not in universe)
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 value of the dwelling in current dollars (reports the midpoint of an interval).
Universe
United States 1960: Owner-occupied single-family houses and condos/cooperatives; excluding units with businesses, rural farms, rural nonfarms on 10+ acres; trailers, and group quarters [not verifiable]

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