Description & Citation--Study No. 9853 | |
Bibliographic Description | |
| ICPSR Study No.: | 9853 |
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| Persistent URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09853 |
| Title: | American Housing Survey, 1985: MSA Core and Supplement File |
| Principal Investigator(s): | United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census |
| Series: | American Housing Survey Series |
| Funding Agency: | United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
| Bibliographic Citation: | U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. AMERICAN HOUSING SURVEY, 1985: MSA CORE AND SUPPLEMENT FILE [Computer file]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1991. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. doi:10.3886/ICPSR09853 |
Scope of Study | |
| Summary: | This data collection contains information from samples of housing units in 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Data include year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters, occupancy status, presence of commercial or medical establishments on the property, and property value. Additional data focus on kitchen and plumbing facilities, type of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage disposal, and heating and air-conditioning equipment. Questions concerning quality of housing include condition of walls and floors, adequacy of heat in winter, availability of electrical outlets, basement and roof water leakage, and exterminator service for mice or rats. Data on housing expenses include amount of mortgage or rent payments and costs of utilities, fuel, garbage collection, property insurance, and real estate taxes. Respondents who had moved recently were questioned about characteristics of the previous residence and reasons for moving. Residents were also asked to evaluate the quality of their neighborhoods with respect to issues such as crime, street noise, quality of roads, commercial activities, presence of trash, litter, abandoned structures, or offensive odors, and adequacy of services such as police protection, shopping facilities, and schools. In addition to housing characteristics, some demographic information is provided on household members, such as age, sex, race, marital status, income, and relationship to householder. Additional data are available on the householder, including years of school completed, Spanish origin, and length of residence. |
| Subject Term(s): | energy assistance, commuting (travel), energy conservation, energy consumption, home ownership, housing, housing conditions, housing costs, housing occupancy, housing units, income, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, municipal services, neighborhood conditions, property insurance, property taxes, property values, rental housing, relocation, transportation, utility rates |
| Geographic Coverage: | Arizona, Arlington, Boston, California, Dallas, Detroit, District of Columbia, Florida, Fort Worth, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oakland, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, St. Paul, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Texas, United States, Virginia |
| Time Period: | 1985 |
| Date(s) of Collection: | 1985 |
| Universe: | Housing units in 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). |
| Data Type: | survey data |
Methodology | |
| Sample: | Samples of housing units from 11 MSAs drawn from 1980 Census of Population and Housing records, and updated to include a sample of housing units constructed since 1980. |
| Data Source: | personal interviews |
Access and Availability | |
| Note: | A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest. |
| Original ICPSR Release: | 1993-12-18 |
| Version History: | The last update of this study occurred on 2006-01-18. |
| 2006-01-18 - File CB9853.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads. | |
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