Vacant housing units - H006_001 - Boarded-Up Status - Summary Tape File 1 (STF1) - Survey Census 1990

Data Dictionary:

Census 1990

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Survey: Census 1990

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: Summary Tape File 1 (STF1)

Table:

H6. Boarded-Up Status [3]

Universe: Vacant housing units

Variable Details

H6.	Boarded-Up Status
	Universe: Vacant housing units
	H006_001Vacant 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; Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 on CD-ROM [machine-readable data files] / prepared by the Bureau of the Census. Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1991.
	Summary Tape File 1 -> Appendix B. Subject Characteristics -> Housing Characteristics -> Boarded-Up Status

Boarded-Up Status

Boarded-up status was obtained from questionnaire item C2 and was determined for all vacant units. Boarded-up units have windows and doors covered by wood, metal, or masonry to protect the interior and to prevent entry into the building. A single-unit structure, a unit in a multi-unit structure, or an entire multi-unit structure may be boarded-up in this way. For certain census data products, boarded-up units are shown only for units in the "Other vacant" category. A unit classified as "Usual home elsewhere" can never be boarded up. (For more information, see the discussion under "Usual Home Elsewhere.")

Comparability

This item was first asked in the 1980 census and was shown only for year-round vacant housing units. In 1990, data are shown for all vacant housing units.