Description & Citation--Study No. 8420 | |
Bibliographic Description | |
| ICPSR Study No.: | 8420 |
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| Persistent URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08420 |
| Title: | Annual Housing Survey, 1983 [United States]: SMSA Files |
| Principal Investigator(s): | United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census |
| Series: | American Housing Survey Series |
| Bibliographic Citation: | U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. ANNUAL HOUSING SURVEY, 1983 [UNITED STATES]: SMSA FILES [Computer file]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1985. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-12-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08420 |
Scope of Study | |
| Summary: | This data collection provides information on the characteristics of the housing inventory in 13 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs). Data include year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters, occupancy status, presence of commercial establishments on the property, presence of a garage, 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. Information about housing expenses includes mortgage or rent payments, utility costs, garbage collection fees, property insurance, and real estate taxes as well as repairs, additions, or alterations to the property. Similar data are provided for housing units previously occupied by respondents who had recently moved. Indicators of housing and neighborhood quality are also supplied. Housing quality variables include privacy of bedrooms, condition of kitchen facilities, basement or roof leakage, presence of cracks or holes in walls, ceilings, or floor, reliability of plumbing and heating equipment, and concealed electrical wiring. The presence of storm doors and windows and insulation was also noted. Neighborhood quality variables indicate presence of and objection to street noise, odors, crime, litter, and rundown and abandoned structures, as well as the adequacy of street lighting, public transportation, public parks, schools, shopping facilities, and police and fire protection. Extra information is provided on mobile homes and condominiums including mortgage payments, purchase price, and real estate taxes. In addition to housing characteristics, demographic data for household members are provided, including sex, age, race, income, marital status, and household relationship. Additional data are available for the household head, including Hispanic origin, length of residence, and travel-to-work information. |
| Subject Term(s): | 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, utility rates |
| Geographic Coverage: | Baltimore, California, Chicago, Colorado, Connecticut, Denver, Everett, Florida, Hartford, Hawaii, Honolulu, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Missouri, New York (state), New York City, Portland (Oregon), Sacramento, Seattle, St. Louis, Texas, United States, Washington |
| Time Period: | 1983 |
| Date(s) of Collection: | April 1983 - December 1983 |
| Universe: | Housing units in the following 13 SMSAs: Baltimore, Maryland, Chicago, Illinois, Denver, Colorado, Hartford, Connecticut, Honolulu, Hawaii, Houston, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana, Miami, Florida, New York, New York, Portland, Oregon-Washington, Sacramento, California, St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois, and Seattle-Everett, Washington. |
| Data Type: | survey data |
Methodology | |
| Sample: | Multistage, stratified, probability sample. |
| 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: | 1985-10-09 |
| Version History: | The last update of this study occurred on 2007-12-05. |
| 2007-12-05 - SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection. | |
| 2006-01-12 - All files were removed from dataset 14 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads. | |
| 2006-01-12 - All files were removed from dataset 14 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads. | |
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