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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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Duration of vacancy (US1970A_VACDUR)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 205
End: 205
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US70A038">[All -- this question filled out by enumerators, not respondents]<br /><span class="em">D. Months vacant </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Less than 1 month<br />[] 1 up to 2 months<br />[] 2 up to 6 months<br />[] 6 up to 12 months<br />[] 1 year up to 2 years<br />[] 2 years or more</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Less than 1 month
2 1 -2 months
3 2 -6 months
4 6 -12 months
5 12 -24 months
6 More than 24 months
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 length of time elapsed since the last occupants moved out of each vacant unit. For new, never-occupied vacant units, VACDUR measures the length of time elapsed since construction was completed.
Universe
United States 1970: Vacant dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Technical Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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