AMERICAN HOUSING SURVEY: 1997 NATIONAL MICRODATA FILE

CD-AHS97-NMICRO $15 Add $25 shipping fee for international orders (including Canada and Mexico) Technical Documentation on disc For credit card purchasing via the web, click on the "BUY" button below. If you prefer to place your order by telephone (credit card or census deposit account payment only) call Customer Services, Bureau of the Census (Phone: 301-763-INFO(4636); FAX: 888-249-7295 (toll-free) or 301-457-3842). If paying by check, send a check payable to Commerce-Census to U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, P.O. Box 277943, Atlanta, GA 30384-7943 Released April 13, 2000

File structure: ASCII and SAS files

Geography: National, regions, and selected metropolitan areas

Subject content: Data focus on the characteristics of the housing inventory. Data include year structure built, type and number of living quarters, occupancy status, access, number of rooms, presence of commercial or medical establishment on the property, and property value. Additional data focus on kitchen and plumbing facilities, type of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage disposal, heating and air-conditioning equipment, and major additions, alterations, or repairs made to the property. Data relating to housing expenses include monthly mortgage or rent payments, utility costs, property insurance costs, garbage collection costs, and the amount of real estate taxes paid last year. In addition, information is furnished on whether the household received government assistance to help pay heating or cooling costs or for other energy related services. Much of the same characteristics are presented for housing units previously occupied by recent movers.

Census contact: Customer Services (orders), 301-763-INFO(4636); Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division (content), 301-457-3242

American Housing Survey: 1997 National Microdata File