1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1970

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Reference ID

PRI_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Sewage disposal (PR1970A_SEWAGE)

Data file: PRI1970_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 171

End: 171

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="PR70A053"><span class="em">H30. Is this structure connected to a public sewer?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No, use septic tank<br />[] No, use other means</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Public sewer
2	Septic tank or cesspool
3	Other means
9	NIU (not in universe)

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 identifies whether the dwelling has sewage disposal.

Universe

Puerto Rico 1970: All households except group quarters [discrepancies: none]

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