Census of Population and Housing 1960 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960

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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Monthly gross rent (US1960A_0030)

Data file: USA1960-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 147

End: 149

Width: 3

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Renters please answer this question.
[PH-4; see also H41.]
H16. - If you pay your rent by the month

What is your monthly rent?

$(Nearest dollar)_____.00

or

If you pay rent by the week or some other period of time-

What is your rent and what period does it cover?

$(Nearest dollar)_____.00 per(Week, year, etc.) ____

Answer questions H41 to H46 if you pay rent for your house, apartment, or flat.

[PH-3; see also H16]
H41. If you pay your rent by the month -

What is your monthly rent?

$(Nearest dollar )_____.00

or

If you pay your rent by the week or some other period of time -

What is your rent and what period does it cover?

$(Nearest dollar)_____.00 per(Week, year, etc.)_____

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
10	1-19
25	20 -29
35	30 -39
45	40 -49
55	50 -59
65	60 -69
75	70 -79
90	80 -99
110	100 -119
135	120 -149
175	150 -199
200	200

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the gross monthly rental cost of the housing unit, which includes contract rent plus additional costs for utilities (water, electricity, gas) and fuels (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.)

Universe

Renter-occupied units rented for cash; not units on farms with less than 10 acres, not multiple-unit dwellings on farms; not group quarters

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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