Appendix A.  1989 CBECS Data File Documentation

                           File 2: Building Activity 
                                 (CBECS89.A02)
 
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naire   Variable                                  Variable   Variable  Variable
item    Description                               Name       Position  Format  
       
CASEID  Building identifier                       BLDGID4      1-   5
        Census region                             REGION4      7-   7  $REGION.
        Census division                           CENDIV4      9-   9  $CENDIV.
B2      Square footage                            SQFTC4      11-  12  $SQFTC.
        Principal building activity               PBA4        14-  15  $ACTIVTY.
B6A     Percent vacant                            VACP4       17-  19  MISS3CH.
B7A1    First previous/intended activity          VACBA14     21-  22  $ACTIVTY.
B7A2    Second previous/intended activity         VACBA24     24-  25  $ACTIVTY.
B6B     Percent office                            OFCP4       27-  29  MISS3CH.
B6C     Percent retail/service                    RETLP4      31-  33  MISS3CH.
B6D     Percent assembly                          ASSMP4      35-  37  MISS3CH.
B6E     Percent food sales                        FDSLSP4     39-  41  MISS3CH.
B6F     Percent public order and safety           PORDP4      43-  45  MISS3CH.
B6G     Percent out-patient health care           HCOUTP4     47-  49  MISS3CH.
B6H     Percent industrial                        INDUSP4     51-  53  MISS3CH.
B6I     Percent agricultural                      AGRICP4     55-  57  MISS3CH.
B6J     Percent laboratory                        LABP4       59-  61  MISS3CH.
B6K     Percent refrigerated warehouse            WRHSRP4     63-  65  MISS3CH.
B6L     Percent nonrefrigerated warehouse         WRHSNP4     67-  69  MISS3CH.
B6M     Percent educational                       EDUCP4      71-  73  MISS3CH.
B7M     Classroom seating capacity                EDSEAT4     75-  79  MISS5CH.
B6N     Percent food service                      FDSVCP4     81-  83  MISS3CH.
B7N     Food service seating capacity             FDSEAT4     85-  89  MISS5CH.
B6O     Percent in-patient health care            HCINP4      91-  93  MISS3CH.
B7O     Licensed bed capacity (hospitals)         HCBED4      95-  99  MISS5CH.
B6P     Percent skilled residential care          NURSEP4    101- 103  MISS3CH.
B7P     Licensed bed capacity (skilled care)      NRSBED4    105- 109  MISS5CH.
B6Q     Percent lodging                           LODGEP4    111- 113  MISS3CH.
B7Q     Number of guest rooms                     LODGRM4    115- 119  MISS5CH.
B6R     Percent residential                       RESP4      121- 123  MISS3CH.
B6S     Percent indoor parking garage             PARKP4     125- 127  MISS3CH.
B6T     Percent other activity                    OTHERP4    129- 131  MISS3CH.
E1      Owned by a government agency              GOVOWN4    133- 133  $YESNO.
E2      Level of government ownership             GOVTYP4    135- 135  $GOVTYP.
E3      Occupant status                           OCCTYP4    137- 137  $OCCTYP.
E5      No. of establishments (if more than 1)    NOCCAT4    139- 139  $NOCCAT.
F3      Year construction was completed (catego.) YRCONC4    141- 142  $YRCONC.
        Adjusted weight                           ADJWT4     144- 151
        Variance stratum                          STRATUM4   153- 154
        Pair indicator                            PAIR4      156- 156
        Electricity supplied                      ELSUPL4    158- 158  $XXSUPL.
        Natural gas supplied                      NGSUPL4    160- 160  $XXSUPL.
        Fuel oil supplied                         FKSUPL4    162- 162  $XXSUPL.
        Steam supplied                            STSUPL4    164- 164  $XXSUPL.
        Hot water supplied                        HWSUPL4    166- 166  $XXSUPL.