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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 7-7. Additional Indicators of Housing Quality--Occupied Units With Elderly Householder
[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
Housing unit characteristics
Tenure
Physical problems
Household characteristics
In MSAs
Urban
Rural
Regions
Total
occupied
units		 Owner Renter New con-
struction
4 years		 Manu-
factured/
mobile
homes		 Severe Moderate Black Hispanic 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		 21812 17513 4299 594 1462 416 768 2078 1104 958 4602 21812 6066 10407 5338 15687 1898 6125 2636 3440 4777 5163 7805 4067

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 18236 15688 2549 493 1316 291 584 1567 848 704 3595 18236 4610 8961 4665 12760 1629 5476 2396 3036 3408 4260 6928 3641
Telephone available 21252 17143 4109 545 1419 395 735 2009 1067 899 4446 21252 5870 10165 5218 15246 1853 6006 2593 3364 4655 5031 7625 3941
Usable fireplace 6603 6292 311 195 172 63 90 291 216 161 906 6603 1526 3673 1403 4705 497 1897 973 906 1156 1324 2250 1872
Separate dining room 10066 9153 913 226 411 137 274 984 393 305 1823 10066 2814 5108 2144 7429 745 2636 1220 1399 2424 2286 3630 1726
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 6141 5907 234 142 247 59 109 418 203 160 802 6141 1460 3301 1381 4422 530 1719 860 850 1206 1350 2251 1334
Garage or carport included with home 14499 13307 1191 400 707 179 315 851 588 475 2375 14499 3575 7366 3558 10433 1331 4066 1810 2227 2512 3891 4822 3274
Not included 7275 4170 3105 194 754 237 453 1221 514 483 2212 7275 2479 3025 1770 5223 560 2052 821 1210 2239 1265 2978 793
Off-street parking included 5757 3434 2323 174 672 164 340 846 366 387 1687 5757 1587 2634 1536 3938 483 1819 748 1053 1463 1057 2584 653
Off-street parking not reported 8 3 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 5 3 0 5 0 3 3 0 5 0 3 0
Garage or carport not reported 38 36 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 15 38 12 17 10 31 7 7 5 2 27 7 5 0

Cars and Trucks Available@1

No cars, trucks, or vans		 3697 1741 1957 50 201 164 220 691 305 227 1478 3697 1568 1389 740 3037 322 661 243 418 1232 746 1170 549
Other households without cars 1489 1291 198 67 185 34 84 122 100 66 310 1489 307 644 538 830 131 659 240 407 194 363 620 312
1 car with or without trucks or vans 12272 10408 1865 353 927 187 364 908 490 521 2291 12272 3110 5913 3250 8563 1160 3709 1589 2089 2297 3111 4628 2237
2 cars 3635 3385 250 112 127 25 88 286 154 130 442 3635 903 2025 707 2704 250 930 467 456 888 816 1153 778
3 or more cars 719 690 29 11 22 6 12 71 56 14 81 719 179 437 104 553 34 166 97 69 166 127 235 191
With cars, no trucks or vans 11779 9899 1880 343 763 133 337 969 444 513 2143 11779 3272 6078 2429 9090 1030 2690 1265 1399 2690 2883 4012 2195
1 truck or van with or without cars 4970 4614 357 157 410 97 173 333 276 183 774 4970 951 2341 1678 2843 440 2127 871 1238 647 1216 2057 1051
2 or more trucks or vans 1365 1259 106 45 88 22 38 86 79 35 207 1365 275 599 491 718 107 647 258 385 209 318 566 272

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 3066 0 3066 84 0 120 173 481 285 392 1066 3066 1474 1223 368 2839 226 226 84 142 1114 715 670 567
Owner or manager lives on property 1113 0 1113 19 0 33 42 160 94 117 400 1113 516 498 98 1072 78 41 20 21 311 208 261 332
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 1953 0 1953 65 0 88 131 321 192 275 666 1953 958 725 270 1768 149 185 64 122 803 507 409 235

Selected Deficiencies@1

Signs of rats in last 3 months		 139 82 57 0 12 7 25 38 20 15 57 139 68 52 19 115 7 24 12 12 33 15 54 38
Signs of mice in last 3 months 1062 813 249 23 83 43 82 195 65 31 299 1062 370 359 333 609 64 453 184 269 313 219 379 151
Signs of rodents, not sure which kind
in last 3 months		 55 33 22 0 3 4 8 6 2 3 17 55 19 26 9 38 0 16 7 9 14 3 21 17
Holes in floors 143 107 36 0 32 14 52 24 10 9 46 143 51 45 48 99 13 43 9 34 34 25 53 32
Open cracks or holes (interior) 635 472 163 7 42 47 137 142 80 23 202 635 257 224 154 477 50 158 49 104 143 133 242 118
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 304 203 101 0 2 18 88 69 32 14 79 304 131 107 67 252 31 52 16 36 100 72 104 28
No electrical wiring 9 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 7 0 0 9 2 7 0 0 0 8
Exposed wiring 105 86 19 4 7 14 0 9 8 15 29 105 39 50 15 86 4 18 7 12 22 11 41 29
Rooms without electric outlets 220 167 53 4 19 29 22 32 20 21 62 220 55 110 55 143 5 77 28 50 43 49 93 35

Water Leakage During Last 12 Months

No leakage from inside structure		 20437 16481 3955 584 1354 369 638 1907 1013 884 4305 20437 5608 9786 5043 14638 1768 5799 2476 3275 4425 4901 7279 3831
With leakage from inside structure@1 1094 794 300 7 87 47 113 149 85 61 250 1094 384 495 214 857 102 236 124 112 283 203 423 185
Fixtures backed up or overflowed 281 205 76 0 20 15 44 49 25 10 60 281 89 117 75 227 41 54 19 34 59 57 114 51
Pipes leaked 481 329 151 2 39 25 56 77 34 29 119 481 180 215 86 366 33 115 62 53 146 83 162 90
Broken water heater 125 94 31 2 15 0 13 13 3 4 26 125 39 41 44 87 23 37 16 21 22 28 56 19
Other or unknown
(includes not reported)		 286 221 65 3 16 15 19 28 29 21 58 286 110 143 33 243 20 43 30 13 80 48 113 45
Interior leakage not reported 281 238 43 2 20 0 17 21 6 13 47 281 74 126 81 192 28 89 36 53 69 59 103 51

No leakage from outside structure		 19621 15642 3979 558 1328 362 610 1812 1001 883 4120 19621 5453 9407 4761 14163 1694 5459 2343 3067 4242 4446 7105 3828
With leakage from outside structure@1 1905 1627 277 34 114 55 144 243 100 61 437 1905 539 872 493 1318 168 587 261 326 463 658 598 185
Roof 998 856 142 23 101 33 108 144 64 23 283 998 266 432 300 640 97 358 154 203 200 245 427 125
Basement 621 580 41 3 0 15 17 56 14 10 74 621 171 304 146 438 54 183 91 92 216 311 80 14
Walls, closed windows, or doors 257 171 86 2 13 5 31 44 20 12 62 257 88 125 43 210 21 47 25 22 66 111 53 28
Other or unknown
(includes not reported)		 190 157 34 8 11 4 11 28 3 18 46 190 64 93 33 147 7 44 18 26 36 58 67 30
Exterior leakage not reported 286 244 43 2 20 0 15 23 2 13 45 286 74 128 84 207 37 79 32 47 72 59 101 54

Overall Opinion of Structure

1 (worst)		 97 49 47 2 6 5 19 23 6 7 41 97 34 37 26 71 6 26 5 21 29 20 32 16
2 27 17 10 0 9 2 5 5 0 0 16 27 8 11 9 12 0 15 6 9 7 5 13 2
3 65 35 30 1 7 10 6 9 7 7 24 65 25 19 21 41 6 24 9 15 18 13 31 3
4 131 86 46 4 14 5 5 8 11 6 44 131 48 44 40 93 12 39 10 28 17 40 52 22
5 913 636 277 5 79 37 66 179 50 59 279 913 317 365 230 670 71 243 83 160 233 185 312 184
6 681 518 163 2 49 19 29 67 65 31 171 681 215 273 193 485 57 196 56 136 161 143 236 141
7 1810 1412 399 16 129 35 92 191 106 79 398 1810 622 806 383 1354 145 456 211 238 355 438 633 384
8 5344 4239 1105 105 335 101 168 470 255 238 1028 5344 1507 2508 1329 3946 524 1398 589 805 1143 1295 1942 963
9 3343 2777 566 125 219 39 100 292 136 125 572 3343 864 1697 783 2478 322 865 400 461 734 766 1176 667
10 (best) 8622 7108 1514 324 539 146 251 710 449 368 1869 8622 2196 4279 2147 5988 702 2634 1159 1445 1877 2075 3093 1576
Not reported 779 636 142 10 76 17 26 124 20 39 160 779 233 370 176 549 54 229 108 122 202 182 285 108

Selected Physical Problems

Severe physical problems@1		 416 258 158 2 18 416 0 71 51 11 152 416 123 194 99 303 28 113 43 70 132 81 128 76
Plumbing 339 219 120 0 18 339 0 54 34 9 116 339 87 171 82 238 20 102 40 62 98 63 119 59
Heating 60 31 29 0 0 60 0 14 12 0 27 60 29 24 8 55 5 5 3 2 26 18 6 11
Electric 13 9 4 2 0 13 0 2 0 2 4 13 2 0 10 4 2 9 0 9 2 0 2 9
Upkeep 7 1 5 0 0 7 0 4 3 0 4 7 5 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0
Hallways 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Moderate physical problems@1		 768 497 271 13 27 0 768 224 76 51 281 768 267 241 260 514 95 254 89 165 86 96 516 71
Plumbing 7 7 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 5 7 0 2 5 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 5 3
Heating 443 346 97 0 13 0 443 162 55 14 165 443 124 108 210 241 77 201 68 133 0 7 430 6
Upkeep 128 82 46 0 9 0 128 50 10 7 45 128 57 40 31 96 9 32 10 22 31 32 43 22
Hallways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kitchen 215 75 140 13 3 0 215 20 17 33 79 215 94 95 26 194 13 20 8 12 57 57 57 43
@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.

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