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## 1980 (Housing)

The first 12 questions on the housing section of the 1980 census questionnaire were asked of all respondents.  The rest were asked only to a sample.  As with previous censuses, some questions had set answers for the respondent to choose from; where relevant, those answers have been listed.  The 1980 census of housing collected the following information, listed by question number:

The following information was collected from all respondents:
                        - Did you leave anyone out of Question 1 [in the population section of the questionnaire] because you were not sure if the person should be listed?
                        - Did you list anyone in Question 1 who is away from home right now?
                        - Is anyone visiting here who is not already listed?
                        - How many living quarters, occupied or vacant, are at this address?
                        - Do you enter your living quarters-                               - Directly from the outside or through a common or public hall?
                          - Through someone else's living quarters
                        - Do you have complete plumbing facilities in your living quarters, that is, hot and cold piped water, a flush toilet, and a bathtub or shower?                               - Yes, for this household only
                          - Yes, but also used by another household
                          - No, have some but not all plumbing facilities
                          - No plumbing facilities in living quarters
                        - How many rooms do you have in your living quarters?
                        - Are your living quarters-                               - Owned or being bought by you or by someone else in this household?
                          - Rented for cash rent?
                          - Occupied without payment of cash rent?
                        - Is this apartment (house) part of a condominium?
                        - If this is a one family house-                               - Is this house on a property of 10 or more acres?
                          - Is any part of the property used as a commercial establishment or medical office?
                        - If you live in a single family home or a condominium unit which you own or are buying; What is the value of this property, that is, how much do you think this property (house and lot or condominium) would sell for if it were for sale?
                        - If you pay rent for your living quarters; What is the monthly rent?

The following questions were asked on a sample basis:
                        - 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
                          - A boat, tent, van, etc.
                          - How many stories (floors) in this building?
                          - If more than four stories, does the building have an elevator?
                          - Is this building...                                     - On a city or suburban lot, or on a place of less than 1 acre
                            - On a place of 1 to 9 acres
                            - On a place of 10 acres or more
                          - Last year (1979) how much did sales of crops, livestock, and other farm products from this place amount to?
                        - 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
                        - 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 originally built?
                        - When did the person listed in column 1 move into this house or apartment?
                        - How are your living quarters heated?                               - Steam or hot water system
                          - Central warm air furnace with ducts to individual rooms
                          - Electric heat pump
                          - Other built-in electric  units
                          - Floor, wall, or pipeless furnace
                          - Room heaters with flue or vent, burning gas, oil or kerosene
                          - Room heaters without flue or vent, burning gas, oil or kerosene
                          - Fireplaces, stoves, or portable room heaters of any kind
                          - No heating equipment
                          - Which fuel is used most for house heating?                                     - Gas from underground pipes serving the neighborhood
                            - Gas: bottled, tank, or LP
                            - Electricity
                            - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
                            - Coal or coke
                            - Wood
                            - Other fuel
                            - No fuel used
                          - Which fuel is used most for water heating?                                     - Gas from underground pipes serving the neighborhood
                            - Gas: bottled, tank, or LP
                            - Electricity
                            - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
                            - Coal or coke
                            - Wood
                            - Other fuel
                            - No fuel used
                          - Which fuel is used most for cooking?                                     - Gas from underground pipes serving the neighborhood
                            - Gas: bottled, tank, or LP
                            - Electricity
                            - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
                            - Coal or coke
                            - Wood
                            - Other fuel
                            - No fuel used
                        - What are the costs of utilities and other fuels in your living quarters?                               - Electricity
                          - Gas
                          - Water
                          - Oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.
                        - Do you have complete (a sink with piped water, a range or cook stove, and a refrigerator) kitchen facilities?
                        - How many bedrooms do you have?
                        - How many bathrooms do you have?
                        - Do you have a telephone in your living quarters?
                        - Do you have air conditioning?                               - yes, 1 individual room unit
                          - yes, 2 or more individual room units
                          - Yes, a central air-conditioning system
                          - No
                        - How many passenger automobiles are owned or regularly used by members of your household?                               - None
                          - 1 automobile
                          - 2 automobiles
                          - 3 automobiles or more
                        - How many vans or trucks of one-tone capacity or less are kept at home for used by members of your household?

These questions were for owners of one-family homes only, not including mobile homes, houses on 10 or more acres, condominium units, or houses with commercial establishments on property
                        - What were the real estate taxes on this property last year?
                        - What is the annual premium for fire and hazard insurance on this property?
                          - Do you have a mortgage, deed of trust, contract to purchase, or similar debt on this property?
                          - If yes, do you have a second or junior mortgage on this property?
                          - How much is your total regular monthly payment to the lender?
                          - Does your regular monthly payment include payments for real estate taxes on this property?
                          - Does you regular monthly payment include payments for fire and hazard insurance on this property?

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