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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 4-7. Additional Indicators of Housing Quality--Renter Occupied Units
[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
Housing unit characteristics
Physical problems
Household characteristics
In MSAs
Urban
Rural
Regions
Total
occupied
units		 New con-
struction
4 years		 Manu-
factured/
mobile
homes		 Severe Moderate Black Hispanic Elderly
(65 years
and over)		 Moved in
past year		 Below
poverty
level		 Total
occupied
units		 Central
cities		 Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Total Outside
MSAs		 Total Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Northeast Midwest South West

Total		 33996 1163 1218 1178 2528 6974 5083 4299 11412 7889 33996 14861 14153 4982 29646 2627 4351 1938 2355 7334 6709 11353 8600

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 23354 899 975 574 1585 4573 3161 2549 8167 4934 23354 9012 10624 3719 19843 1863 3511 1615 1856 3399 4514 9095 6346
Telephone available 32335 1019 1131 1073 2407 6589 4806 4109 10743 7333 32335 14038 13565 4731 28193 2489 4142 1857 2243 6981 6404 10765 8185
Usable fireplace 4018 212 114 73 233 548 447 311 1512 456 4018 1456 2097 465 3394 174 624 324 291 385 463 1488 1683
Separate dining room 9556 274 205 279 663 2157 1225 913 2993 1852 9556 4244 4021 1291 8295 600 1261 553 692 2146 1985 3442 1984
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 2151 58 74 33 150 292 146 234 640 293 2151 602 1119 431 1652 166 500 232 265 404 385 780 583
Garage or carport included with home 10769 409 172 238 583 1404 1617 1191 3430 1805 10769 4143 5093 1533 9292 758 1476 694 774 1144 2236 2465 4923
Not included 23197 755 1045 940 1940 5566 3466 3105 7979 6075 23197 10703 9048 3446 20322 1865 2874 1244 1581 6167 4471 8881 3677
Off-street parking included 18171 683 972 590 1351 4138 2420 2323 6648 4565 18171 7030 8033 3109 15549 1688 2623 1160 1421 3548 3625 8047 2951
Off-street parking not reported 20 0 0 6 0 6 3 5 2 13 20 15 3 2 17 0 2 0 2 17 2 0 0
Garage or carport not reported 31 0 0 0 5 4 0 3 3 8 31 14 13 4 31 4 0 0 0 23 2 6 0

Cars and Trucks Available@1

No cars, trucks, or vans		 6643 92 169 423 732 2254 1123 1957 1698 3075 6643 4090 1831 723 6170 438 473 173 284 2615 1169 1780 1079
Other households without cars 3555 143 185 91 271 374 633 198 1379 666 3555 1232 1606 717 2898 364 656 296 353 416 690 1373 1076
1 car with or without trucks or vans 17092 601 638 492 1110 3329 2375 1865 5894 3374 17092 7023 7413 2656 14777 1334 2315 968 1322 3180 3536 5966 4409
2 cars 5632 276 201 144 348 896 784 250 2133 680 5632 2144 2744 745 4900 426 732 406 318 956 1129 1871 1677
3 or more cars 1075 52 25 28 68 120 168 29 307 93 1075 373 560 142 901 65 174 94 77 167 186 364 359
With cars, no trucks or vans 18199 719 521 520 1151 3666 2368 1880 6435 3434 18199 7646 8250 2303 16255 1318 1944 932 984 3611 3763 6074 4751
1 truck or van with or without cars 7158 260 385 161 494 852 1236 357 2632 1061 7158 2471 3163 1524 5791 734 1367 565 790 808 1400 2735 2214
2 or more trucks or vans 1997 92 142 74 151 201 356 106 648 318 1997 654 910 433 1429 136 567 267 296 300 377 764 555

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 21306 784 0 836 1704 4633 3415 3066 7312 4997 21306 10659 8615 2032 20087 1500 1219 651 533 5624 4368 6092 5222
Owner or manager lives on property 8371 347 0 304 615 1545 1403 1113 3030 1740 8371 3948 3842 581 7948 442 423 279 138 1664 1410 2426 2871
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 12935 437 0 532 1089 3087 2012 1953 4282 3257 12935 6710 4773 1452 12139 1058 796 372 394 3960 2958 3667 2351

Selected Deficiencies@1

Signs of rats in last 3 months		 539 0 17 92 115 182 154 57 139 185 539 336 162 41 505 26 34 19 15 160 28 180 171
Signs of mice in last 3 months 2707 19 177 203 405 835 546 249 708 821 2707 1480 756 471 2144 148 564 238 323 979 510 709 508
Signs of rodents, not sure which kind
in last 3 months		 185 2 14 9 35 61 25 22 73 62 185 110 50 26 151 11 35 19 15 50 40 46 49
Holes in floors 598 10 42 106 264 192 141 36 163 228 598 339 158 101 508 46 90 34 55 195 119 164 120
Open cracks or holes (interior) 2801 46 123 275 831 783 495 163 740 836 2801 1513 881 406 2459 196 342 126 210 715 556 906 624
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 1433 20 24 186 567 442 261 101 315 413 1433 831 432 170 1294 81 139 49 89 425 309 409 289
No electrical wiring 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 3 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0
Exposed wiring 235 6 24 14 23 48 39 19 114 93 235 86 129 20 204 15 31 26 5 50 42 89 54
Rooms without electric outlets 602 11 41 61 107 114 86 53 243 145 602 243 255 104 512 63 90 49 41 154 103 182 163

Water Leakage During Last 12 Months

No leakage from inside structure		 29244 1070 1046 872 1776 5800 4399 3955 9946 6737 29244 12627 12253 4364 25412 2276 3832 1695 2088 6288 5837 9628 7492
With leakage from inside structure@1 4336 81 145 301 716 1066 654 300 1353 1037 4336 2035 1750 551 3864 310 472 225 241 960 782 1563 1031
Fixtures backed up or overflowed 1300 23 38 92 274 340 192 76 405 291 1300 602 552 147 1155 72 145 66 74 271 244 437 348
Pipes leaked 2149 26 80 167 360 566 354 151 693 553 2149 1062 784 304 1938 175 211 79 129 513 395 712 529
Broken water heater 365 5 22 32 60 84 36 31 74 55 365 168 150 48 316 26 50 28 22 42 71 160 92
Other or unknown
(includes not reported)		 954 32 19 62 139 213 156 65 319 226 954 445 430 79 862 50 92 62 30 229 163 396 166
Interior leakage not reported 416 13 26 5 36 109 29 43 113 115 416 199 150 67 370 41 47 18 26 86 90 162 77

No leakage from outside structure		 30131 1088 1042 942 1832 6143 4604 3979 10391 7015 30131 13120 12644 4367 26368 2311 3764 1654 2056 6460 5714 10085 7872
With leakage from outside structure@1 3450 63 152 230 664 737 443 277 900 774 3450 1539 1358 553 2905 276 545 265 277 787 914 1108 641
Roof 1802 20 104 133 381 417 228 142 433 445 1802 759 712 331 1470 161 332 162 170 379 406 659 359
Basement 604 9 2 21 71 116 31 41 134 94 604 227 234 143 469 67 135 57 76 180 332 62 30
Walls, closed windows, or doors 1022 30 49 88 261 200 163 86 285 231 1022 505 435 82 941 47 81 45 35 230 259 321 212
Other or unknown
(includes not reported)		 472 3 18 42 92 126 65 34 160 98 472 262 156 54 430 32 42 20 22 111 74 180 108
Exterior leakage not reported 415 13 23 7 32 94 36 43 121 100 415 202 151 62 373 41 42 18 22 87 82 160 87

Overall Opinion of Structure

1 (worst)		 399 3 19 69 121 173 73 47 120 163 399 201 138 60 355 37 44 21 23 89 70 139 101
2 215 0 13 15 61 71 32 10 77 61 215 97 89 29 181 14 34 19 15 29 42 96 49
3 536 7 28 37 78 163 84 30 222 135 536 278 177 81 468 46 68 33 35 125 77 218 116
4 814 3 26 66 116 178 143 46 255 187 814 414 320 80 757 56 57 34 24 175 169 225 245
5 3389 41 155 208 420 926 544 277 1169 970 3389 1563 1345 481 2945 246 444 204 235 814 623 1115 837
6 2750 46 109 119 238 551 416 163 880 547 2750 1202 1165 383 2458 222 292 132 160 563 533 884 770
7 6171 192 191 188 428 1164 819 399 2234 1126 6171 2822 2577 771 5528 428 643 285 344 1185 1207 2070 1709
8 8879 367 262 204 480 1629 1277 1105 3152 1763 8879 3822 3794 1263 7750 645 1129 502 618 1884 1848 2856 2291
9 3758 220 120 94 184 643 547 566 1199 787 3758 1545 1599 614 3237 333 522 236 281 795 718 1333 912
10 (best) 6000 267 246 158 329 1190 1027 1514 1776 1851 6000 2380 2539 1081 4976 513 1024 434 568 1382 1221 2051 1347
Not reported 1084 17 48 22 73 286 121 142 330 298 1084 534 411 139 990 87 94 40 52 294 200 367 223

Selected Physical Problems

Severe physical problems@1		 1178 6 17 1178 0 360 245 158 277 398 1178 627 406 145 1058 75 120 34 71 419 211 243 306
Plumbing 706 6 9 706 0 179 122 120 200 244 706 333 263 110 611 50 95 19 61 201 145 160 200
Heating 393 0 5 393 0 155 98 29 51 122 393 238 130 25 374 15 20 9 10 186 59 59 89
Electric 22 2 0 22 0 6 5 4 6 15 22 9 7 6 22 6 0 0 0 9 6 5 3
Upkeep 82 0 3 82 0 35 24 5 20 27 82 67 10 5 79 5 3 3 0 34 7 19 22
Hallways 7 0 0 7 0 4 3 3 0 3 7 3 4 0 5 0 2 2 0 3 0 4 0

Moderate physical problems@1		 2528 39 62 0 2528 728 437 271 797 773 2528 1281 803 444 2177 223 351 128 221 535 436 1034 523
Plumbing 166 0 12 0 166 78 24 0 74 68 166 89 52 24 141 8 24 9 15 40 22 73 32
Heating 526 0 28 0 526 216 69 97 147 197 526 217 100 209 377 104 149 41 106 12 9 480 25
Upkeep 769 6 25 0 769 270 133 46 167 232 769 417 231 122 664 60 105 43 62 202 186 240 141
Hallways 93 6 0 0 93 26 32 0 39 34 93 60 27 5 93 5 0 0 0 19 24 30 20
Kitchen 1116 29 2 0 1116 204 198 140 402 305 1116 581 423 112 1030 61 86 35 51 298 214 287 316


Renter Maintenance Quality

Major repairs needed@17		 25878 788 875 819 1743 5363 3865 3553 7546 6023 25878 11492 10798 3588 22751 1856 3127 1348 1732 5694 5175 8535 6474
Work usually started quickly 21813 701 803 577 1268 4153 3088 3220 6345 4952 21813 9317 9297 3199 18982 1621 2831 1208 1577 4711 4436 7201 5464
Management solved problem quickly 23318 744 816 671 1380 4662 3400 3368 6736 5390 23318 10127 9821 3370 20373 1727 2946 1255 1643 5084 4716 7679 5839
Management polite and considerate 25157 768 861 772 1660 5184 3724 3475 7323 5827 25157 11112 10513 3532 22066 1820 3091 1332 1712 5499 5043 8364 6251

Minor repairs needed@17		 26919 893 875 844 1789 5567 3948 3681 8111 6185 26919 11956 11231 3732 23653 1939 3266 1421 1793 5892 5386 8880 6762
Started quickly enough usually 23367 794 806 648 1392 4505 3316 3404 7036 5283 23367 10027 9941 3399 20379 1744 2988 1283 1655 5008 4731 7760 5869
Solved the problem quickly 24874 855 824 708 1512 4996 3557 3546 7453 5660 24874 10838 10524 3512 21782 1809 3093 1337 1703 5369 4992 8266 6248
Polite 26324 877 867 799 1724 5396 3858 3630 7908 6020 26324 11607 11031 3686 23078 1904 3246 1412 1782 5735 5258 8716 6615

Building and Ground Maintenance

Building Maintenance Quality
Completely satisfied		 23143 940 922 540 1248 4104 3284 3411 8076 5239 23143 9523 9978 3642 19914 1872 3230 1408 1770 4692 4560 7891 6001
Partly satisfied 6970 163 114 294 641 1853 1182 556 2202 1597 6970 3532 2733 705 6439 456 531 279 249 1714 1394 2159 1704
Dissatisfied 2419 33 49 304 499 732 455 145 725 708 2419 1331 827 261 2249 168 170 77 93 640 461 712 607
Landlord not responsible 746 4 100 18 77 90 97 87 183 170 746 140 332 275 421 78 324 127 197 108 148 331 158
Not reported 718 23 32 22 63 195 65 99 226 175 718 336 283 99 623 52 95 46 47 181 147 260 130
Ground Maintenance Quality
Completely satisfied		 22817 928 785 599 1403 4283 3271 3349 7840 5266 22817 9648 9922 3247 19866 1671 2951 1330 1576 4865 4583 7533 5836
Partly satisfied 5589 149 95 236 474 1407 989 464 1805 1293 5589 2891 2101 597 5209 370 380 148 227 1383 1016 1718 1472
Dissatisfied 2108 35 39 241 352 726 396 159 672 615 2108 1180 766 162 1982 112 126 76 50 544 422 651 490
Landlord not responsible 2764 27 266 70 241 379 354 225 877 550 2764 820 1057 887 1958 426 806 340 461 337 551 1203 672
Not reported 719 24 32 33 57 180 73 102 218 165 719 322 308 89 631 48 87 44 41 205 137 247 130
Building and Ground Maintenance Quality
Completely satisfied with both		 19933 840 712 480 1094 3539 2834 3116 6893 4587 19933 8277 8691 2965 17236 1486 2697 1173 1478 4236 3927 6626 5144
Completely dissatisfied with both 1245 12 20 194 281 430 279 87 371 394 1245 761 396 89 1186 57 59 28 31 371 233 339 302
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@8Two or more units of any tenure in structure.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@17When landlord responsible for repairs and when at least 1 condition answered.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 18, 2005