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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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Year occupant moved into residence (US1960A_MOVEDIN)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 292
End: 292
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A473"><span class="em">P12. When did this person move into this house (or apartment)? </span><br /><div class="i1">(Check date of last move)</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">[] In 1959 or 1960<br />[] In 1958<br />[] In 1957<br />[] April 1955 to Dec. 1956<br />[] Jan. 1954 to March 1955<br />[] 1950 to 1953<br />[] 1940 to 1949<br />[] 1939 or earlier<br />[] Always lived here</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 This year or last year
2 2 years ago
3 3
4 4-6
5 7-10
6 11-20
7 21+
9 Always lived here
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 years ago that each person moved into the dwelling unit (apartment, house, or mobile home).
Universe
United States 1960: Persons in private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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