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Data Dictionary: Census 2000
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Survey: Census 2000
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Social Explorer
Universe: Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
Variable Details
T168. Median Gross Rent As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1999
Universe: Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
T168_001Median Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in 1999
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed
Aggregation method:
Median, using bracket table: H069, interpolation method: Pareto
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = SF3:H070001
Variables used in the formula:
SF3:H070001
Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent: Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 1999
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 3: Technical Documentation, 2002.
  Summary File 3 Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics -> Housing Characteristics -> Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income In 1999 -> Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 1999
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 1999
This measure divides the gross rent as a percentage of household income distribution into two equal parts, one-half of the cases falling below the median gross rent as a percentage of household income and one-half above the median. Median gross rent as a percentage of household income is computed on the basis of a standard distribution (see the "Standard Distributions" section under Derived Measures). Median gross rent as a percentage of household income is rounded to the nearest tenth. (For more information on medians, see "Derived Measures".)