American Housing Survey, 1991: National File
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]
United States. Bureau of the Census
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 taxes
property values
rental housing
relocation
transportation
utility rates
This data collection provides information on the characteristics of a national sample of housing units. 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 have 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 an exterminator service, 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.
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http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06385.v1
03-16-1995
survey data
personal interviews
United States
1991