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Data Dictionary:
Census 1960 Tracts Only Set
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Survey:
Census 1960 Tracts Only Set
Data Source:
Social Explorer & U.S. Census Bureau - DUALabs
Data set:
Social Explorer Tables (SE)
Table:
T147. Persons Per Room [5]
Universe:
Occupied Housing Units
Table Details
T147.
Persons Per Room
Universe:
Occupied Housing Units
Variable
Label
T147_001
Total occupied units:
T147_002
Less than .51 persons per room
T147_003
.51 to .75 persons per room
T147_004
.76 to 1.00 persons per room
T147_005
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.
