American Housing Survey, 1985: MSA Core and Supplement File (ICPSR 9853)

Version Date: Jan 18, 2006

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

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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09853.v1

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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.

Citation

United States. Bureau of the Census. American Housing Survey, 1985: MSA Core and Supplement File. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-01-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09853.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1985

Date of Collection

1985
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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.

Universe

Housing units in 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).

Data Source

personal interviews

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Original Release Date

1993-12-18

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • United States. Bureau of the Census. American Housing Survey, 1985: MSA Core and Supplement File. ICPSR09853-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09853.v1

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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