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1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Air conditioning (US1970A_AIRCON)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 223
End: 223
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">H22. Do you have air-conditioning? </span><div class="i1">[] Yes, 1 individual room unit<br />[] Yes, 2 or more individual room units<br />[] Yes, a central air-conditioning system<br />[] No</div><p>"Count only equipment with a refrigeration unit to cool the air. Mark an <span class="em">individual room unit </span>for air conditioners which are installed in a window or in an outside wall and are used to cool one or more rooms. Mark a <span class="em">central system </span>for a central installation which cools the entire house or apartment."
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No air conditioning
2 1 one-room unit
3 2 one-room units
4 Central system
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 presence and type of air conditioning in the housing unit.
Universe
United States 1970: Not group quarters [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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