Universe: Vacant-for-rent and rented, not occupied housing units - B992516001 - Imputation of Rent Asked - American Community Survey Tables: 2006 (1-Year Estimates) (ACS06) - Survey ACS 2006 (1-Year Estimates)

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ACS 2006 (1-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2006 (1-Year Estimates)

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Data set: American Community Survey Tables: 2006 (1-Year Estimates) (ACS06)

Table:

B992516. Imputation of Rent Asked [3]

Universe: Universe: Vacant-for-rent and rented, not occupied housing units

Variable Details

B992516.	Imputation of Rent Asked
	Universe: Universe: Vacant-for-rent and rented, not occupied housing units
	B992516001Universe: Vacant-for-rent and rented, not occupied housing units Percent base: None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe) Aggregation method: Addition

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2006-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Chapter 6. Accuracy of the Data -> 6.11. Control of Nonsampling Error -> 6.11.8. Content Editing

6.11.8. Content Editing

After data collection was completed, any remaining incomplete or inconsistent information was imputed during the final content edit of the collected data. Imputations, or computer assignments of acceptable codes in place of unacceptable entries or blanks, were needed most often when an entry for a given item was missing or when the information reported for a person or housing unit on that item was inconsistent with other information for that same person or housing unit. As in other surveys and previous censuses, the general procedure for changing unacceptable entries was to allocate an entry for a person or housing unit that was consistent with entries for persons or housing units with similar characteristics. Imputing acceptable values in place of blanks or unacceptable entries enhances the usefulness of the data.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2006-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Contract Rent -> Aggregate Rent Asked

Aggregate Rent Asked

Aggregate rent asked is calculated by adding all of the rents for vacant-for-rent housing units in an area. Aggregate rent asked is subject to rounding, which means that all cells in a matrix are rounded to the nearest hundred dollars. (For more information, see "Aggregate" under "Derived Measures.")

Question/Concept History

Since 1996, the American Community Survey questionnaires provided a space for the respondent to enter a dollar amount. The words "or mobile home" were added to the question starting in 1999 to be more inclusive of the structure type. Since 2004, contract rent has been shown for all renter-occupied housing units. In previous years (1996-2003), it was shown only for specified renter-occupied housing units.