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Data Dictionary:
Census 1960 Tracts Only Set
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Survey:
Census 1960 Tracts Only Set
Data Source:
Social Explorer & U.S. Census Bureau - DUALabs
Data set:
Social Explorer Tables (SE)
Table:
T147. Persons Per Room [5]
Universe:
Occupied Housing Units
Variable Details
T147.
Persons Per Room
Universe: Occupied Housing Units
T147_001
Total occupied units:
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value =
ORG:T050_001
Variables used in the formula:
ORG:T050_001
Total occupied units
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.
