T78. Persons Per Room [8] - Social Explorer Tables (SE) - Census 1940 Census Tract Only

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T78. Persons Per Room [8]

Universe: Total Occupied Housing Units

Table Details

T78.

Persons Per Room

Universe: Total Occupied Housing Units

Variable	Label
T078_001	Total Occupied Housing Units:
T078_002	With Under 0.51 Person(s) Per Room
T078_003	With 0.51 - 0.75 Person(s) Per Room
T078_004	With 0.76 - 1.00 Person(s) Per Room
T078_005	With 1.01 - 1.50 Person(s) Per Room
T078_006	With 1.51 - 2.00 Person(s) Per Room
T078_007	With 2.01 or More Person(s) Per Room
T078_008	Person(s) Per Room Not Reported

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census Tract Data, 1940-1970: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File
	Census Tract Data, 1940: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File -> Census 1940 Tract Documentation -> Population and Housing-Statistics for Census Tracts -> Definitions of Terms and Explanations -> Persons per room

Persons per room

The number of persons per room, used as an index of crowding, is obtained by dividing the number of persons in the household by the number of rooms in the dwelling unit. This average was computed for each occupied dwelling unit.