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Data Dictionary: Census 1980
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Survey: Census 1980
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Year-Round Housing Units
Variable Details
T122. Sewage Disposal
Universe: Year-Round Housing Units
T122_003 Septic tank or cesspool
Percent base:
Year-Round Housing Units: (STF3:T122_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
#ReturnType oretval = new #ReturnType(); oretval = ORG_STF3:T108002; return oretval;
Variables used in the formula:
ORG_STF3:T108002
Year-Round Housing Units: Septic tank or cesspool
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 3 [machine-readable data file] / conducted By the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington: Bureau of the Census [producer and distributor], 1982.
  Summary Tape File 3 -> Summary Tape File 3 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Sewage Disposal
Sewage Disposal
The type of sewage disposal system for the structure in which the unit is located, ascertained for occupied and vacant housing units. This item was asked on a sample basis.

Public sewer
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Connected to a city, county, sanitary district, neighborhood, or subdivision sewer system. A public sewer may be operated by a government body or by a private organization. Small sewage treatment plants, called "neighborhood septic tanks" in some localities, are classified as public sewers. All units in structures with five or more units are assumed to be connected to a public sewer if the unit has running water.

Septic tank op cesspool
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An underground tank or pit into which sewage flows from the plumbing fixtures in the building.

Other means
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Includes an individual sewer line running to a creek, lake, swamp, etc.; units with a privy; and other arrangements.

Historical comparability
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Similar data were collected in 1960 and 1970; in 1960, however, data were collected only outside cities with 50,000 or more persons.

See also: Bathroom: Complete Bathroom; Plumbing Facilities; Water; Source Of