DOI: 10.3886/icpsr08257
title: Annual Housing Survey, 1980 [United States]: SMSA Files
title: Archival Version

description: This data collection provides information on the characteristics of the housing inventory in 15 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs). Data include year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters, occupancy status, presence of commercial establishments on the property, presence of a garage, and property value. Additional data focus on kitchen and plumbing facilities, type of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage disposal, and heating and air conditioning equipment. Information about housing expenses includes mortgage or rent payments, utility costs, garbage collection fees, property insurance, real estate taxes, and repairs, additions, or alterations to the property. Similar data are provided for housing units previously occupied by respondents who had recently moved. Indicators of housing and neighborhood quality are also supplied. Housing quality variables include privacy of bedrooms, condition of kitchen facilities, basement or roof leakage, presence of cracks or holes in walls, ceilings, or floor, reliability of plumbing and heating equipment, and concealed electrical wiring. The presence of storm doors and windows and insulation was also noted. Neighborhood quality variables indicate presence of and objection to street noise, odors, crime, litter, and rundown and abandoned structures, as well as the adequacy of street lighting, public transportation, public parks, schools, shopping facilities, and police and fire protection. Extensive information on the ability of handicapped persons to move around their homes is also provided. Respondents were asked if they needed special equipment, or the help of another person to move around. They were also asked about the presence or need for housing features to aid their movement, such as ramps, braille lettering, elevators, and extra wide doors. In addition to housing characteristics, demographic data for household members are provided, including sex, age, race, income, marital status, and household relationship. Additional data are available for the household head, including Hispanic origin, length of residence, and travel-to-work information.
description: Datasets: 
 
 DS0: Study-Level Files 
 DS1: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York 
 DS2: Los Angeles-Long Beach, California 
 DS3: Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi 
 DS4: Saginaw, Michigan 
 DS5: Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah 
 DS6: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania-New Jersey 
 DS7: Birmingham, Alabama 
 DS8: Grand Rapids, Michigan 
 DS9: Indianapolis, Indiana 
 DS10: Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana 
 DS11: New York, New York-New Jersey 
 DS12: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
 DS13: Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rhode Island-Massachusetts 
 DS14: Sacramento, California 
 DS15: St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois
description: American Housing Survey Series
description: Housing units in the following 15 SMSAs: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York, Los Angeles-Long Beach, California, Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi, Saginaw, Michigan, Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania-New Jersey, Birmingham, Alabama, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Indianapolis, Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana, New York, New York-New Jersey, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Sacramento, California, and St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois.
description: Multistage, stratified, probability sample.