American Housing Survey, 1994: MSA Core and Supplement File (ICPSR 6954)

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary: This data collection provides information on characteristics of housing units in eight selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) of the United States. Data for each household member include age, sex, race, marital status, income, and relationship to the householder. For the householder, data also include tenure, length of residence, years of school completed, and Spanish origin. Variables pertaining to general housing characteristics cover number of rooms, type of heating and air-co... (more info)

Series: American Housing Survey Series

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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. AMERICAN HOUSING SURVEY, 1994: MSA CORE AND SUPPLEMENT FILE. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1994. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1997. doi:10.3886/ICPSR06954.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06954.v1

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Summary:   This data collection provides information on characteristics of housing units in eight selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) of the United States. Data for each household member include age, sex, race, marital status, income, and relationship to the householder. For the householder, data also include tenure, length of residence, years of school completed, and Spanish origin. Variables pertaining to general housing characteristics cover number of rooms, type of heating and air-conditioning equipment, and whether the housing units had complete kitchens and plumbing facilities. Information on costs incurred for mortgage payments, rent, real estate taxes, property insurance, utilities, parking, and garbage collection permits comparisons of housing costs from one year to another between geographic areas. Limited data are provided on costs of additions, alterations, replacements, and repairs made to the property.

Subject Terms:   commuting (travel), energy assistance, 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 repairs, property taxes, property values, rental housing, relocation, transportation, utility rates

Geographic Coverage:   Anaheim, Arizona, Arlington, Buffalo, California, Dallas, Detroit, Fort Worth, Michigan, Milwaukee, New York, Ontario, Phoenix, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Ana, Texas, United States, Wisconsin

Time Period:  

• 1994

Date of Collection:  

• 1994

Universe:   The universe consists of all housing units in eight selected MSAs of the United States.

Data Types:   survey data

Data Collection Notes:

The frequencies are provided as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet.

Sample:   Separate samples were drawn in eight selected MSAs. The samples were drawn from housing units enumerated in the 1980 Census and updated to include housing units constructed since 1980.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Original ICPSR Release:  1997-08-13

Version History:

• 2006-01-18 File FQ6954.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.
• 2006-01-18 File CB6954.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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