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.
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.
An underground tank or pit into which sewage flows from the plumbing fixtures in the building.
Includes an individual sewer line running to a creek, lake, swamp, etc.; units with a privy; and other arrangements.
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
