Our Nations Housing in 1993

By U. S. Census Bureau Department

Book Id: WPLBN0000606481
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Title:	Our Nations Housing in 1993
Author:	U. S. Census Bureau Department
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Census., Census report
Collections:	U.S. Census Bureau Collection
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Publisher:	U.S. Census Bureau Department


Citation APA MLA Chicago Bureau Department, U. C. (n.d.). Our Nations Housing in 1993. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Statistical Reference Document

Excerpt
Excerpt: Housing is one of our primary needs. For this reason, analysts study our Nation?s housing closely. This report summarizes data from the 1993 American Housing Survey (AHS) and is an update to the report Our Nation?s Housing in 1991.1 This report examines the demographic, economic, and physical housing characteristics of the 1993 national housing stock. In the analysis and accompanying tables and charts, we note important similarities and differences evident within the Nation?s housing. The data are presented separately, by tenure, since the housing conditions for homeowners and renters are often very different. This report is based on data collected from the AHS for the United States in 1993. The Bureau of the Census conducts this biennial national sample survey of approximately 50,000 housing units in the United States for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The interviews are conducted from July through December of the survey year. The first AHS survey in 1973 was called the Annual Housing Surve ...

Table of Contents
Contents Page INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 HIGHLIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CHAPTERS 1. Housing Inventory Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Characteristics for Owner-Occupied Housing Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Characteristics for Renter-Occupied Housing Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 FIGURES 1. Occupancy of U.S. Housing Units: 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Homeownership Rates, by Household Type: 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Percent of Households With Selected Equipment and Amenities, by Tenure: 1993 . . . 6 4. Ratings of Home and Neighborhood, by Tenure: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5. Percent of Renters With Selected Income Sources and Benefits, by Tenure: 1993 . . . 10 DETAILED TABLES 1. Summary of General Characteristics, by Geography: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2. Selected Characteristics of Year-Round Vacant Units: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3. Selected Social Characteristics of Householders, by Tenure and Household Type: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. Selected Physical Characteristics of Occupied Units, by Tenure and Household Type: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5. Selected Financial Characteristics of Occupied Units, by Tenure and Household Type: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 6. Household Composition, by Tenure: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7 Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder, by Tenure: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 8. Heating Equipment and Main Heating Fuel Used in Occupied Units, by Tenure and Metro Location: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 9. Respondent Opinions of House and Neighborhood, by Tenure: 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 10. Selected Mortgage Characteristics for Homeowners, by Region: 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 11. Real Estate Taxes Paid, by Mortgage Status and Region: 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 APPENDIX Source and Accuracy of the Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1