Notes
Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2019-06-13.
Alabama
Albany (New York)
Allentown
Arkansas
Baltimore
Bethlehem
Birmingham
California
Grand Rapids
Illinois
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Louisville
Massachusetts
Memphis
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
New York (state)
New York City
Ogden
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Pawtucket
Providence
Rhode Island
Sacramento
Saginaw
Salt Lake City
Schenectady
St. Louis
Tennessee
Troy
United States
Utah
Warwick
Washington
Housing units in the following 15 SMSAs: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York, Los Angeles-Long Beach, California, Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi, Saginaw, Michigan, Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania-New Jersey, Birmingham, Alabama, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Indianapolis, Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana, New York, New York-New Jersey, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Sacramento, California, and St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois.
Summary
This data collection provides information on the characteristics of the housing inventory in 15 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs). Data include year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters, occupancy status, presence of commercial establishments on the property, presence of a garage, 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. Information about housing expenses includes mortgage or rent payments, utility costs, garbage collection fees, property insurance, real estate taxes, and repairs, additions, or alterations to the property. Similar data are provided for housing units previously occupied by respondents who had recently moved. Indicators of housing and neighborhood quality are also supplied. Housing quality variables include privacy of bedrooms, condition of kitchen facilities, basement or roof leakage, presence of cracks or holes in walls, ceilings, or floor, reliability of plumbing and heating equipment, and concealed electrical wiring. The presence of storm doors and windows and insulation was also noted. Neighborhood quality variables indicate presence of and objection to street noise, odors, crime, litter, and rundown and abandoned structures, as well as the adequacy of street lighting, public transportation, public parks, schools, shopping facilities, and police and fire protection. Extensive information on the ability of handicapped persons to move around their homes is also provided. Respondents were asked if they needed special equipment, or the help of another person to move around. They were also asked about the presence or need for housing features to aid their movement, such as ramps, braille lettering, elevators, and extra wide doors. In addition to housing characteristics, demographic data for household members are provided, including sex, age, race, income, marital status, and household relationship. Additional data are available for the household head, including Hispanic origin, length of residence, and travel-to-work information.Cf: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08257.v1
Contents
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
Los Angeles-Long Beach, California
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi
Saginaw, Michigan
Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania-New Jersey
Birmingham, Alabama
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Indianapolis, Indiana
Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana
New York, New York-New Jersey
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rhode Island-Massachusetts
Sacramento, California
St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois