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Data Dictionary:
Census 1960 Tracts Only Set
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Survey:
Census 1960 Tracts Only Set
Data Source:
U.S. Census Bureau - DUALabs
Data set:
Original Tables (ORG)
Table:
T50. Persons Per Room [15]
Universe:
Count of Occupied Housing Units
Variable Details
T50.
Persons Per Room
Universe: Count of Occupied Housing Units
T050_001
Total occupied units:
T050_003
.51 to .75 persons per room
Percent base:
Total occupied units (ORG:T050_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from:
Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Censuses of Population and Housing: 1960. Census Tracts. Final Report PHC(1)-11. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962.
Census Tract Data, 1940-1970: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File -> Census Tracts -> Housing Characteristics -> Persons per room
Persons per room
The number of persons per room was computed for each occupied housing unit by dividing the number of persons by the number of rooms in the unit.
