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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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Acreage of property (US1980A_0033)

Data file: USA1980-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 160
End: 160
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
H15a. Is this building --

[] On a city or suburban lot, or on a place of less than 1 acre? -- Skip to H16
[] On a place of 1 to 9 acres?
[] On a place of 10 or more acres?


[A city or suburban lot is usually located in a city, a community, or any build-up area outside a city or community, and is not larger than the house and yard. All living quarters in apartment buildings, including garden-type apartments in the city or suburbs, are considered on a city or suburban lot. A place is a farm, ranch, or any other property, other than a city or suburban lot, on which this residence is located.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
2 City or suburban lot or rural lot less than 1 acre
4 1 -9 acres
5 10 acres
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 number of acres on which a housing unit was located. It can also be used to identify all lots of less than one acre.
Universe
Vacant and private dwellings

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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