Housing units - RC1990SF3_023_H064_001 - Plumbing Facilities - Census 1990 on 2010 Geographies Summary Tape File 3 (RC1990SF3) - Survey Census 1990 on 2010 Geographies

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Survey: Census 1990 on 2010 Geographies

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau & Social Explorer

Data set: Census 1990 on 2010 Geographies Summary Tape File 3 (RC1990SF3)

Table:

H64. Plumbing Facilities [3]

Universe: Housing units

Variable Details

H64.	Plumbing Facilities
	Universe: Housing units
	RC1990SF3_023_H064_001Housing 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 3 on CD-ROM [machine-readable data files] / prepared by the Bureau of the Census. Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1991.
	Summary Tape File 3 -> Appendix B. Definitions of Subject Characteristics -> Housing Characteristics -> Plumbing Facilities

Plumbing Facilities

The data on plumbing facilities were obtained from questionnaire item H10, which was asked at both occupied and vacant housing units. This item was asked on a sample basis. Complete plumbing facilities include hot and cold piped water, a flush toilet, and a bathtub or shower. All three facilities must be located inside the house, apartment, or mobile home, but not necessarily in the same room. Housing units are classified as lacking complete plumbing facilities when any of the three facilities are not present.

Comparability

The 1990 data on complete plumbing facilities are not strictly comparable with the 1980 data. In 1980, complete plumbing facilities were defined as hot and cold piped water, a bathtub or shower, and a flush toilet in the housing unit for the exclusive use of the residents of that unit. In 1990, the Census Bureau dropped the requirement of exclusive use from the definition of complete plumbing facilities. Of the 2.3 million year-round housing units classified in 1980 as lacking complete plumbing for exclusive use, approximately 25 percent of these units had complete plumbing but the facilities were also used by members of another household. From 1940 to 1970, separate and more detailed questions were asked on piped water, bathing, and toilet facilities. In 1970 and 1980, the data on plumbing facilities were shown only for year-round units.