T50. Persons Per Room [15] - Original Tables (ORG) - Census 1960 Tracts Only Set

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Census 1960 Tracts Only Set

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Table:

T50. Persons Per Room [15]

Universe: Count of Occupied Housing Units

Table Details

T50.

Persons Per Room

Universe: Count of Occupied Housing Units

Variable	Label
T050_001	Total occupied units:
T050_002	Less than .51 persons per room
T050_003	.51 to .75 persons per room
T050_004	.76 to 1.00 persons per room
T050_005	1.01 or more persons per room
T050_006	Nonwhite occupied units:
T050_007	Less than .51 persons per room
T050_008	.51 to .75 persons per room
T050_009	.76 to 1.00 persons per room
T050_010	1.01 or more persons per room
T050_011	Puerto Rican/Spanish Surname occupied units:
T050_012	Less than .51 persons per room
T050_013	.51 to .75 persons per room
T050_014	.76 to 1.00 persons per room
T050_015	1.01 or more persons per room

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Censuses of Population and Housing: 1960. Census Tracts. Final Report PHC(1)-11. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962.
	Census Tract Data, 1940-1970: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File -> Census Tracts -> Housing Characteristics -> Persons per room

Persons per room

The number of persons per room was computed for each occupied housing unit by dividing the number of persons by the number of rooms in the unit.