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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Ownership of dwelling (US1980A_0026)

Data file: USA1980-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 146
End: 146
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
H8. Are your living quarters --

[] Owned or being bought by you or by someone else in this household?
[] Rented for cash rent?
[] Occupied without payment of cash rent?


[Mark owned or being bought if the living quarters are owned outright or are mortgaged. Also mark owned or being bought if the living quarters are owned but the land is rented. Mark rented for cash rent if any money rent is paid. Rent may be paid by persons who are not members of your household. Occupied without payment of cash rent includes, for example, a parsonage, military housing, a house or apartment provided free of rent by the owner, or a house or apartment occupied by a janitor or caretaker in exchange for services.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Owned or being bought
2 No cash rent
3 With cash rent
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 the dwelling was rented or owned by its inhabitants. Dwellings acquired with a mortgage or other lending arrangement are classified as "owned," even if repayment was not yet completed.
Universe
Private, occupied dwellings

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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