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## 1940 (Housing)

The 1940 census was the first to include a separate questionnaire on the condition of the nation's housing stock.  Unlike on the general population questionnaire, enumerators were required to check one of a series of options for each question, rather than write in a response.  Organized by column number (and response options), enumerators collected the following information:

### Census of Occupied Dwellings

Location and Household Data
                        - Number of structure in order of visitation by enumerator      Dwelling Unit number within structure
                        - Line number on the corresponding population questionnaire      Block Number      Name of head of family      Street number and address      Apartment number or location
                        - Color or race of head                               - 1.) White
                          - 2.) Black
                          - 3.) All other races
                        - Number of persons in household
                        - Does this family live on a farm?                               - 1.) Yes
                          - 0.) No
                        - What is this family's home tenure?                               - 0.) Owned
                          - 1.) Rented
                        - Value of home of monthly rental (in dollars)      Estimated rent of owned non-farm home (in dollars)

II. Characteristics of Structure
                        - Type of structure in which this dwelling unit is located                               - Structure without business                                     - V.) 1-family detached
                            - 0.) 1-family attached
                            - 1.) 2-family side-by-side
                            - 2.) 2-family other
                          - 3-or-more-family structure without business (list number of units)
                          - Structure with business
                          - Other dwelling place
                        - Originally built as:                               - 1.) Residential structure with the same current number of dwelling units
                          - 2.) Residential structure with a different from the current number of dwelling units
                          - 3.) Non-residential structure
                        - Exterior material                               - 1.) Wood
                          - 2.) Brick
                          - 3.) Stucco
                          - 4.) Other
                        - Is the structure in need of major repair?                               - 1.) Yes
                          - 0.) No
                        - Year originally built
                        - Number of rooms
                        - Water Supply                               - 1.) Running water in dwelling unit
                          - 2.) Hand pump in dwelling unit
                          - 3.) Running water within 50 feet of dwelling unit
                          - 4.) Other supply within 50 feet of dwelling unit
                          - 5.) No water supply within 50 feet of dwelling unit
                        - Toilet facilities                               - 1.) Flush toilet in structure, in exclusive use
                          - 2.) Flush toilet in structure, shared
                          - 3.) Non-flush toilet in structure
                          - 4.) Outside toilet or privy
                          - 5.) No toilet or privy
                        - Bathtub or shower with running water in structure                               - 1.) Exclusive use
                          - 2.) Shared
                          - 3.) None
                        - Principle lighting equipment                               - 1.) Electric
                          - 2.) Gas
                          - 3.) Kerosene/Gasoline
                          - 4.) Other
                        - Principle refrigeration equipment                               - 1.) Mechanical
                          - 2.) Ice
                          - 3.) Other
                          - 4.) None
                        - Radio in dwelling unit?                               - 1.) Yes
                          - 0.) No
                        - Heating equipment                               - 1.) Steam or hot water system
                          - 2.) Piped warm air system
                          - 3.) Pipeless warm air furnace
                          - 4.) Heating stove
                          - 5.) Other or none
                        - Principal fuel used for heating                               - 1.) Coal or coke
                          - 2.) Wood
                          - 3.) Gas
                          - 4.) Electric
                          - 5.) Fuel Oil
                          - 6.) Kerosene/Gasoline
                          - 7.) Other
                          - 8.) None
                        - Principal fuel used for cooking                               - 1.) Coal or coke
                          - 2.) Wood
                          - 3.) Gas
                          - 4.) Electric
                          - 6.) Kerosene/Gasoline
                          - 7.) Other
                          - 8.) None
                        - Is furniture included in the cost of rent?                               - 1.) Yes
                          - 0.) No
                          - Estimated cost of rent without furniture (in dollars)
                        - Average monthly cost of...                               - Electricity
                          - Gas
                          - Other fuel
                          - Water
                        - Value of property (in dollars)      Number of dwelling units on property
                        - Is there a mortgage on the property?                               - 1.) Yes
                          - 0.) No
                          - Present debt                                     - On 1st mortgage (in dollars)
                            - On 2nd mortgage (in dollars)
                        - Are Regular payments required...                               - 1.) Monthly?
                          - 2.) Quarterly?
                          - 3.) Semi-annually?
                          - 4.) Annually?
                          - 5.) On another regular payment plan?
                          - 6.) On no regular payment plan
                          - Amount of each payment (in dollars)
                        - Do payments include an amount for the reduction of principal?                               - 1.) Yes
                          - 0.) No
                        - Do payments include real estate taxes?                               - 1.) Yes
                          - 0.) No
                        - Interest rate now being charged (in percentages)
                        - Holder of the first mortgage (or land contract)                               - 1.) Building and loan
                          - 2.) Commercial bank
                          - 3.) Savings bank
                          - 4.) Life insurance company
                          - 5.) Mortgage company
                          - 6.) Home Owner's Loan Corporation
                          - 7.) Individual
                          - 8.) Other

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