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## 1990 (Housing)

The 1990 census asked only seven housing questions to every respondent.    A sample of respondents were asked an additional 19 questions.  The 1990 census housing questionnaire collected the following information, listed by question number:

The following questions were asked of all respondents:
                          - Did you leave anyone out of your list of persons for Question 1 [in the population section of the questionnaire] because you were not sure if the person should be listed?  If yes, list them here.
                          - Did you include anyone on your list of persons for Question 1 [in the population section of the questionnaire] because you were not sure if the person should be listed?  If yes, list them here.
                        - Which best describes this building?	                           - A mobile home or trailer
                          - A one-family house detached from any other house
                          - A one-family house attached to one or more houses
                          - A building for 2 families
                          - A building for 3 or 4 families
                          - A building for 5 to 9 families
                          - A building for 10 to 19 families
                          - A building for 20 to 49 families
                          - A building for 50 or more families
                          - Other
                        - How many rooms do you have in this house or apartment?
                        - Is this house or apartment-	                           - Owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan?
                          - Owned by you or someone in this household free and clear (without a mortgage)?
                          - Rented for cash rent?
                          - Occupied without payment of cash rent?
                          - Is this house on ten or more acres?
                          - Is there a business (such as a store or barber shop) or medical office on this property?
                        - If someone in this household owns or is buying this house or apartment, what is the value of this property?
                        - If this house or apartment is rented-	                           - What is the monthly rent?
                          - Does the monthly rent include meals?

The following questions were asked to a sample of respondents:
                        - When did the person listed first in Question 1 move into the house or apartment?
                        - How many bedrooms do you have?
                        - Do you have complete plumbing facilities in this house or apartment?
                        - Do you have complete kitchen facilities in this house or apartment?
                        - Do you have a telephone in this house or apartment?
                        - How many automobiles, vans, and trucks of one-ton capacity or less are kept at home for use by members of your household?
                        - Which fuel is used most for heating this house or apartment?	                           - Gas from underground pipes serving the neighborhood
                          - Gas: bottled, tank, or LP
                          - Electricity
                          - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
                          - Coal or coke
                          - Wood
                          - Solar energy
                          - Other fuel
                          - No fuel used
                        - Do you get water from-	                           - A public system (city water department, etc.) or private company
                          - An individual drilled well
                          - An individual dug well
                          - Some other source such as a spring, creek, river, cistern, etc.
                        - Is this building connected to the public sewer?	                           - Yes, connected to public sewer
                          - No, connected to septic tank or cesspool
                          - No, use other means
                        - About when was this building first built?
                        - Is this house or apartment part of a condominium?
                        - If not part of a condominium-  	                           - Is this house on less than one acre?
                          - If on more than one acre, in 1989, what were the actual sales of all agricultural products from this property?
                        - What are the yearly costs of utilities and fuels for this house or apartment?	                           - Electricity
                          - Gas
                          - Water
                          - Oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.

Questions 21 through 26 were to be filled out by the owners of one-family homes, condominiums, or mobile homes only
                        - What were the real estate taxes on this property last year?
                        - What was the annual payment for fire, hazard, and flood insurance on this property?
                          - Do you have a mortgage, deed or trust, contract to purchase, or similar debt on this property?
                          - If yes, how much is your regular monthly mortgage payment on this property?
                          - Does your regular monthly mortgage payment include payments for real estate taxes on this property?
                          - Does your regular monthly mortgage payment include payments from fire, hazard, or flood insurance on this property?
                          - Do you have a second or junior mortgage or home equity loan on this property?
                          - How much is your regular monthly payment on all second or junior mortgages and all home equity loans?
                        - If this is a condominium, what is the monthly condominium fee?
                        - If this is a mobile home, what was the total cost for property taxes, site rent, registration fees, and license fees on this mobile home and its site last year?

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