Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980

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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Ownership of dwelling (US1980A_0026)

Data file: USA1980-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 146

End: 146

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

H8. Are your living quarters --

[] Owned or being bought by you or by someone else in this household?
[] Rented for cash rent?
[] Occupied without payment of cash rent?

[Mark owned or being bought if the living quarters are owned outright or are mortgaged. Also mark owned or being bought if the living quarters are owned but the land is rented. Mark rented for cash rent if any money rent is paid. Rent may be paid by persons who are not members of your household. Occupied without payment of cash rent includes, for example, a parsonage, military housing, a house or apartment provided free of rent by the owner, or a house or apartment occupied by a janitor or caretaker in exchange for services.]

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Owned or being bought
2	No cash rent
3	With cash rent

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the dwelling was rented or owned by its inhabitants. Dwellings acquired with a mortgage or other lending arrangement are classified as "owned," even if repayment was not yet completed.

Universe

Private, occupied dwellings

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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