Annual housing survey, 1981 [United States]

Description

The Annual Housing Surveys normally consist of two separate data collections fo each year: a national sample of housing units and a sample of housing units in selected Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs). The 1981 SMSA files included the following fifteen SMSAs: Anaheim, 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, D.C., and Wichita, Kansas. The collection contains data focusing on such housing characteristics as year structure built, type and number of living quarters, occupancy status, presence of commercial or medical establishments on the property, property value, housing quality, housing expenses, heating equipment, and neighborhood conditions. Statistics also include income sources, physical disabilities of the occupants, and travel to work data. Information on age, sex, race, marital status, income, and relationship to householder are recorded, along with data on schooling, Spanish origin, length of residence, and tenure for the householder. The collection contains fifteen files, one for each SMSA.