American Housing Survey for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area

By Prewitt, Kenneth

Book Id: WPLBN0000601238
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 1.74 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	American Housing Survey for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area
Author:	Prewitt, Kenneth
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Census., Census report
Collections:	Government Library Collection, U.S. Census Bureau Collection
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Publisher:	United States Census Bureau Department


Citation APA MLA Chicago Prewitt, B. K. (n.d.). American Housing Survey for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
Statistical Reference Document

Excerpt
Excerpt: Explanations and Cautions EXPLANATIONS Survey authority and confidentiality. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the American Housing Survey (AHS) to obtain up-to-date housing statistics for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Title 12, Sections 1701Z-1 and 1701Z-2g of the U.S. Code authorize the Secretary of HUD to collect data from public and private agencies and protect the confidentiality of the data. Title 12, Section 1701Z-10 mandates the collection of the data for the AHS. The guarantee of confidentiality made to respondents is provided by the Census Bureau. Title 13, Section 9a, of the U.S. Code provides that all information which would permit identification of individuals will be held in strict confidence. Such information may be seen only by sworn Census Bureau employees and may be used only for statistical purposes. Section 214 of Title 13 sets penalties for disclosing confidential information. Unauthorized disclosure of individual information by a sworn Census Bureau employee is pun ...

Table of Contents
Contents Text Page Major Changes This Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Geographical Definitions of AHS Metropolitan Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Explanations and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Dates of AHS Metropolitan Surveys: 1974 to 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Tables on Total Inventory and Vacant Units All housing Table 1. Introductory Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 2. Height and Condition of Building . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 3. Size of Unit and Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 4. Selected Equipment and Plumbing. . . . . . . . . . 1-4 5. Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality . . . . . . . . . 1-6 7. Financial Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7