Abstract

The universe includes all housing units in the five boroughs of the City of New York - occupied and vacant.

This file provides data on the characteristics of housing units and their occupants for 1991, 1993, 1996, and 1999. Statistics are available on household income, poverty income levels, monthly rent, monthly mortgage payments, utility costs, routine maintenance fees, and real estate taxes. Data are shown for labor force characteristics for all household members 15 years and older. Data are also presented on the condition of the building, the occupancy status of the unit, the year the building was built, whether the unit is owner or renter occupied, condominium or cooperative status of the building, and for 1996 and 1999, wheelchair accessibility. Additional data focus on number of stories, units, and rooms in the unit; the type of heating fuel, maintenance indicators such as cracks or holes in walls or floors; and the occurrences of heating equipment breakdowns.

Data for vacant units include information on the number of stories and rooms, the presence of an elevator, principal type of heating fuel, and wheelchair accessibility (1996 and 1999). In addition, data are presented on the duration of the vacancy, the occupancy status before vacancy, whether the unit is available for rent or sale, the reason the unit is not available for sale or for rent, and if for rent, the monthly asking rent.

This file also includes non-interview cases that match to a unit which was either occupied or vacant in the preceding/succeeding survey cycle.

New York City, its five boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island; and defined sub-borough areas within each borough. See Appendix E for information regarding sub-boroughs.

New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey - Longitudinal File: 1999 Technical Documentation. The documentation includes this abstract, an overview of the survey, data record layout, definition of rent regulation status, glossary and various appendices. It is available for $10 from Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233-8500, or for free by downloading it from the NYCHVS website: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/nychvs.html

U.S. Bureau of the Census. Special Housing Tabulations, 1991, 1993, 1996, and 1999 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey. The 1991, 1993, and 1996 tabulations cost $50 for each survey. For information on the availability of the tabulations, Contact Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233-8500. Phone (301) 763-3199. The 1999 tabulations are available for free at the NYCHVS website noted above.

The files may be downloaded for free from the NYCHVS website (noted previously) or can be purchased on CD-rom for $175 by calling (301)763-3199.