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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 3-7. Additional Indicators of Housing Quality--Owner Occupied Units
(Numbers in thousands)
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		 71708 4689 5974 940 1996 6286 4684 17385 5685 6667 71708 16703 39157 15848 49077 4792 22631 11329 11056 13007 17821 26651 14230

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 64970 4137 5089 791 1742 5360 4090 15571 4943 5829 64970 14825 35904 14242 44440 4357 20530 10424 9884 11217 16117 24421 13215
Telephone available 69842 4297 5744 891 1911 6056 4555 17018 5400 6423 69842 16235 38133 15474 47813 4710 22029 11021 10763 12690 17447 25886 13820
Usable fireplace 30826 2617 919 253 447 1849 1444 6239 2655 1796 30826 6744 19365 4717 22219 1402 8607 5167 3315 4971 6730 10728 8397
Separate dining room 40279 2709 1702 434 938 3679 2311 9090 3111 3151 40279 9835 23095 7349 29345 2428 10934 5899 4920 8575 9594 14787 7324
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 28076 2080 869 222 481 2107 1322 5861 2191 1567 28076 6101 16880 5095 20190 1764 7886 4478 3331 5239 7282 9437 6118
Garage or carport included with home 53317 3632 1735 554 1035 3520 3387 13199 4224 4018 53317 12417 30316 10584 38410 3633 14907 7804 6951 8580 14950 17457 12331
Not included 18302 1057 4239 386 959 2751 1293 4150 1461 2630 18302 4264 8789 5249 10595 1149 7707 3513 4100 4382 2854 9169 1897
Off-street parking included 15476 929 3670 310 790 2103 1059 3417 1242 2152 15476 3042 7839 4595 8622 986 6854 3157 3609 3348 2428 8000 1700
Off-street parking not reported 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 10 0 5 0 4 4 0 3 3 4 0
Garage or carport not reported 89 0 0 0 1 15 4 36 0 19 89 22 52 16 72 11 17 12 5 45 18 25 3

Cars and Trucks Available@1

No cars, trucks, or vans		 2683 67 319 134 168 527 186 1731 114 896 2683 995 1058 630 1988 221 695 282 409 810 553 980 339
Other households without cars 8208 591 1157 114 342 476 690 1281 733 790 8208 1733 4098 2376 4937 642 3272 1504 1734 1036 2100 3383 1689
1 car with or without trucks or vans 34392 2248 3171 452 979 2982 2085 10331 2755 3659 34392 7961 18129 8301 23150 2556 11242 5406 5745 5766 8753 13333 6539
2 cars 20080 1440 1038 176 410 1734 1311 3360 1729 1049 20080 4715 11851 3513 14456 1089 5624 3098 2424 4069 4852 7020 4139
3 or more cars 6346 343 289 64 97 568 411 684 354 273 6346 1299 4020 1028 4546 284 1799 1038 744 1325 1563 1935 1523
With cars, no trucks or vans 31603 1932 2175 363 770 3259 1773 9830 2652 3145 31603 8522 17894 5187 24372 1933 7231 3878 3254 6864 7604 11079 6055
1 truck or van with or without cars 26402 1931 2319 353 707 1932 1879 4576 2114 1906 26402 5322 14381 6699 16679 1848 9723 4784 4851 3992 6739 10251 5419
2 or more trucks or vans 11020 758 1161 90 350 569 845 1249 805 720 11020 1864 5824 3333 6038 790 4983 2384 2542 1340 2925 4340 2416

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Owner or manager lives on property 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Signs of rats in last 3 months		 477 13 68 13 122 47 86 81 38 77 477 158 260 59 370 15 107 55 45 42 38 232 165
Signs of mice in last 3 months 4342 167 615 86 260 510 274 808 307 538 4342 985 2023 1334 2206 245 2136 1015 1089 890 1183 1478 791
Signs of rodents, not sure which kind
in last 3 months		 192 25 46 15 17 43 13 33 22 37 192 51 107 34 117 8 75 49 27 43 12 89 49
Holes in floors 545 13 163 70 181 54 75 106 46 125 545 141 237 167 351 48 195 76 118 81 116 223 126
Open cracks or holes (interior) 2870 123 352 107 664 370 316 468 234 430 2870 888 1323 660 1996 213 874 425 447 439 695 1116 620
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 1261 14 47 59 393 198 126 202 103 197 1261 454 577 230 991 106 269 139 124 258 384 385 234
No electrical wiring 65 7 8 42 12 15 0 9 3 25 65 17 19 28 20 0 44 16 28 3 19 25 18
Exposed wiring 298 25 30 28 15 22 21 85 30 47 298 97 138 64 210 16 88 41 48 52 40 129 77
Rooms without electric outlets 701 33 55 56 62 76 56 166 68 114 701 178 335 188 454 45 247 103 143 136 171 274 120

Water Leakage During Last 12 Months

No leakage from inside structure		 65170 4406 5271 752 1403 5548 4279 16360 5087 6018 65170 14983 35617 14571 44281 4303 20890 10390 10268 11803 16281 24167 12919
With leakage from inside structure@1 5605 248 648 177 524 638 368 788 540 502 5605 1454 3035 1116 4129 450 1475 797 666 1055 1319 2085 1146
Fixtures backed up or overflowed 1741 67 166 64 197 235 118 203 199 158 1741 500 910 332 1388 170 354 189 162 310 398 617 417
Pipes leaked 2274 121 313 80 248 275 162 327 226 249 2274 573 1139 563 1585 213 689 340 350 505 502 792 474
Broken water heater 675 11 124 19 70 65 38 94 30 58 675 153 371 151 457 53 218 110 98 114 156 303 101
Other or unknown
(includes not reported)		 1368 63 142 42 76 133 95 219 153 116 1368 372 796 200 1050 88 318 206 111 208 345 536 279
Interior leakage not reported 933 35 54 11 69 100 37 236 58 146 933 267 505 161 667 39 266 143 121 148 221 399 165

No leakage from outside structure		 61768 4308 5258 723 1231 5309 4103 15528 4963 5736 61768 14121 33934 13713 42137 4083 19631 9772 9629 10793 14390 23669 12915
With leakage from outside structure@1 9011 345 662 206 695 876 548 1615 667 789 9011 2322 4718 1971 6266 661 2746 1421 1309 2068 3206 2590 1147
Roof 4590 146 474 107 470 516 367 850 317 515 4590 1215 2337 1038 3175 365 1415 734 673 888 1246 1757 700
Basement 3229 89 2 60 135 264 81 576 209 152 3229 818 1687 723 2255 246 974 497 477 1098 1662 352 116
Walls, closed windows, or doors 1517 106 154 51 161 143 116 170 150 143 1517 431 809 277 1081 92 436 244 185 306 522 402 288
Other or unknown
(includes not reported)		 841 31 106 33 60 75 66 156 87 80 841 209 481 151 600 36 241 122 114 133 242 286 179
Exterior leakage not reported 930 35 54 11 69 101 33 242 56 142 930 260 505 165 674 48 255 136 117 146 224 392 168

Overall Opinion of Structure

1 (worst)		 142 4 42 16 23 25 5 49 14 48 142 37 62 42 71 0 70 22 42 24 24 65 29
2 108 6 46 3 30 19 4 17 8 30 108 20 54 34 46 4 61 31 31 15 30 39 24
3 247 15 70 16 41 21 16 35 29 60 247 57 105 85 143 19 104 39 66 50 53 101 43
4 418 11 107 20 51 22 27 85 28 100 418 115 161 142 239 45 179 73 98 47 129 176 66
5 2683 63 413 90 191 321 183 631 211 451 2683 773 1216 695 1792 216 891 410 478 464 670 1006 543
6 2832 111 383 64 133 327 187 514 206 292 2832 805 1370 657 1996 196 836 370 461 535 701 1076 520
7 8456 343 774 126 286 641 527 1399 641 654 8456 2215 4483 1758 6123 645 2333 1189 1113 1519 2202 2908 1828
8 20035 948 1342 227 495 1577 1287 4206 1552 1509 20035 4875 10951 4208 14182 1363 5853 2943 2846 3611 5145 7232 4046
9 11775 974 795 115 197 1024 698 2758 901 789 11775 2560 6781 2434 8261 754 3513 1791 1680 2146 2913 4222 2494
10 (best) 22274 2033 1719 217 441 1982 1583 7059 1889 2420 22274 4587 12447 5239 14346 1399 7927 4007 3840 4097 5300 8674 4203
Not reported 2739 182 285 46 107 328 166 632 205 315 2739 659 1528 553 1876 153 863 455 400 499 653 1153 434

Selected Physical Problems

Severe physical problems@1		 940 14 99 940 0 111 72 256 51 190 940 226 489 225 640 61 300 134 164 222 233 326 158
Plumbing 665 0 71 665 0 77 47 218 41 127 665 158 353 154 451 41 214 101 113 170 161 238 95
Heating 219 8 29 219 0 30 24 31 5 49 219 54 118 47 161 16 58 25 30 49 50 68 52
Electric 57 10 7 57 0 0 0 9 2 17 57 5 12 40 10 3 47 9 37 11 21 7 18
Upkeep 29 0 3 29 0 7 4 1 3 13 29 11 11 7 26 4 3 0 3 0 8 18 3
Hallways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Moderate physical problems@1		 1996 28 214 0 1996 451 276 495 157 425 1996 558 760 678 1244 223 752 296 455 227 302 1230 237
Plumbing 95 3 15 0 95 7 7 7 12 38 95 17 46 32 56 7 40 15 25 10 27 43 15
Heating 983 0 85 0 983 287 188 345 39 248 983 237 273 472 488 145 494 167 327 19 23 918 22
Upkeep 677 9 113 0 677 122 65 82 62 132 677 229 286 162 500 62 177 78 99 104 192 232 149
Hallways 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
Kitchen 324 17 13 0 324 66 33 74 43 54 324 110 171 43 260 21 65 42 23 100 66 100 58
@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 the 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