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Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Age of structure (US1990A_0060)

Data file: USA1990-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 215
End: 215
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
H17. About when was this building first built?

[] 1989 or 1990
[] 1985 to 1988
[] 1980 to 1984
[] 1970 to 1979
[] 1960 to 1969
[] 1950 to 1959
[] 1940 to 1949
[] 1939 or earlier
[] Don't know


[Fill the circle corresponding to the period in which the original construction was completed, not the time of any later remodeling, additions, or conversions. In buildings containing more than one apartment, the owner, manager, or janitor may be of help in determining when the building was built. If you live in a houseboat or a trailer or mobile home, fill the circle corresponding to the model year in which it was manufactured. If you do not know the period when the building was first constructed, fill the circle for don't know.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 0 -1 year old
2 2-5
3 6-10
4 11-20
5 21-30
6 31-40
7 41-50
8 51+
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 estimated age of the structure, in years.
Universe
Private, occupied and vacant dwellings

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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