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Data Dictionary: ACS 2011 (5-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Owner-occupied housing units
Variable Details
A10037. Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in 2011 and Mortgage Status
Universe: Owner-occupied housing units
A10037_001Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income:
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed
Aggregation method:
None -- No totals are displayed for this variable when multiple geographies are aggregated.
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ACS11_5yr:B25092001; if (ACS11_5yr:B25092001.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true
Variables used in the formula:
ACS11_5yr:B25092001
Owner-Occupied Housing Units: Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months -- Total
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2007-2011 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  The 2007-2011 ACS 5-Year Summary File Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income -> Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income
Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income
This measure divides the selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income distribution into two equal parts: one-half of the cases falling below the median selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income and one-half above the median. Median selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is computed on the basis of a standard distribution. (See the "Standard Distributions" section under "Appendix A.") Median selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is rounded to the nearest tenth. (For more information on medians, see "Derived Measures.")