American Housing Survey, 1985: MSA Core and Supplement File United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census 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 ICPSR.I.A.2 NACDA.II 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. 2006-01-18 survey data 9853 10.3886/ICPSR09853.v1 personal interviews 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 1985 ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/).