DOI: 10.3886/icpsr08285.v1
title: Annual Housing Survey, 1981 [United States]: SMSA Files
title: Version 1

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 to move around, or the help of another person. 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: Multistage, stratified, probability sample.
description: Datasets: 
DS0: Study-Level Files
DS1: Anaheim, California
DS2: Boston, Massachusetts
DS3: Dallas, Texas
DS4: Detroit, Michigan
DS5: Fort Worth, Texas
DS6: Madison, Wisconsin
DS7: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
DS8: Newark, New Jersey
DS9: Orlando, Florida
DS10: Phoenix, Arizona
DS11: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DS12: Spokane, Washington
DS13: Tacoma, Washington
DS14: Washington, D.C.
DS15: Wichita, Kansas
description: Housing units in the following 15 SMSAs: Anaheim-Santa 
 Ana-Garden Grove, California, Boston, Massachusetts, Dallas, Texas, 
 Detroit, Michigan, Fort Worth, Texas, Madison, Wisconsin, 
 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, Newark, New Jersey, Orlando, 
 Florida, Phoenix, Arizona, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Spokane, 
Washington, Tacoma, Washington, Washington, DC, and Wichita, Kansas.