10.3886/ICPSR03174.v1 United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research 2007 commuting (travel) energy assistance energy conservation energy consumption home ownership housing housing conditions housing costs housing occupancy housing units income living arrangements Metropolitan Statistical Areas municipal services neighborhood conditions property insurance property taxes property values rental housing relocation transportation utility rates 2007-07-10 2007-07-10 survey data 3174 1 The metropolitan survey is conducted in even-numbered years, cycling through a set of 41 metropolitan areas, surveying each one about once every six years. This data collection provides information on the characteristics of a metropolitan sample of housing units including apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, and vacant housing units. The data are presented in eight separate parts: Part 1, Housing Unit Record (Main Record), Part 2, Mortgages (Owners Only), Part 3, Manager and Owner Record (Renters Only), Part 4, Person Record, Part 5, Ratio Verification, Part 6, Mover Group Record, Part 7, Recodes (One Record per Housing Unit), and Part 8, Weights. Data include year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters, occupancy status, access, number of rooms, presence of commercial establishments on the property, and property value. Additional data focus on kitchen and plumbing facilities, types of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage disposal, heating and air-conditioning equipment, and major additions, alterations, or repairs to the property. Information provided on housing expenses includes monthly mortgage or rent payments, cost of services such as utilities, garbage collection, and property insurance, and amount of real estate taxes paid in the previous year. Also included is information on whether the household received government assistance to help pay heating or cooling costs or for other energy-related services. Similar data are provided for housing units previously occupied by respondents who had recently moved. Additionally, indicators of housing and neighborhood quality are supplied. Housing quality variables include privacy of bedrooms, condition of kitchen facilities, basement or roof leakage, breakdowns of plumbing facilities and equipment, and overall opinion of the structure. For quality of neighborhood, variables include use of exterminator services, existence of boarded-up buildings, and overall quality of the neighborhood. In addition to housing characteristics, some demographic data are provided on household members, such as age, sex, race, marital status, income, and relationship to householder. Additional data provided on the householder include years of school completed, Spanish origin, length of residence, and length of occupancy.