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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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Bathtub or shower (US1970A_SHOWER)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 211
End: 211
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a=" US70A045" v="US70A045 US70A043">[All]<br /><span class="em">H7. Do you have a bathtub or shower? </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, for this household only.<br />[] Yes, but also used by another household<br />[] No bathtub or shower</div><br /><br />"See instructions for H3 for meaning of <span class="em"> Also used by another household</span>."<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, no bathtub or shower
2 Yes, exclusive use
3 Yes, shared use
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 whether or not housing units had access to a permanently installed bath and/or shower. The bath or shower had to be located within the structure and did not have to provide hot water. Portable facilities were not counted. The variable further indicates whether or not the bath/shower was shared with occupants of other housing units.
Universe
United States 1970: Not group quarters [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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