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Data Dictionary: Census 1980 on 2010 Geographies
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Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau & Social Explorer
Universe: Occupied Housing Units
Variable Details
T44. Persons Per Room
Universe: Occupied Housing Units
T044_001Occupied Housing Units:
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
#ReturnType oretval = new #ReturnType(); oretval = RC1980SF1:RC1980SF1_003_T037001 + RC1980SF1:RC1980SF1_003_T037002 + RC1980SF1:RC1980SF1_003_T037003; return oretval;
Variables used in the formula:
RC1980SF1:RC1980SF1_003_T037001
Occupied Housing Units: 1.00 or Less
RC1980SF1:RC1980SF1_003_T037002
Occupied Housing Units: 1.01 to 1.50
RC1980SF1:RC1980SF1_003_T037003
Occupied Housing Units: 1.51 or More
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980 [United States]: Summary Tape File 1a [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1982. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.
  Summary Tape File 1 -> Summary Tape File 1 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Persons per Room
Persons per Room
A derived measure obtained by dividing the number of persons in each occupied housing unit by the number of rooms in the unit. The figures shown refer, therefore, to the number of housing units having the specified ratio of persons per room. For example, the number of units with 1.01 or more persons per room is the number of units occupied by more persons than there are separate rooms.

See also: "Rooms."