AMERICAN HOUSING SURVEY TAPES

Census Bureau

NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AND VACANCY SURVEY, SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY, 1987

Availability: Available from Customer Services, (Tel. 301-763-INFO(4636); FAX 301-457-3842).

$175 for 1 reel (6250 bpi) Technical Documentation included free with product-$ 10 when purchased separately Data Development XII-8

Geography: New York City: Manhattan and combines data for Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. All buildings with at least one single Room Occupancy (SRO) unit.

Subject content: Provides 1987 estimates on the characteristics of SRO units and their occupants. Data are presented on the occupancy status, the year the structure was built, whether owner or renter occupied, and the condominium status of the unit. Additional data focus on number of stories, units, and rooms in the structure; the type of heating fuel; plumbing facilities; the existence of cracks or holes in walls or floors; and the occurrence of heating equipment breakdowns. Also available are statistics on household income, the need for public assistance or welfare payments, contract rent amount, rent subsidy needs, the purchase price of the home, monthly mortgage payments, routine maintenance fees, and real estate taxes. Data also available on vacant units.

Census contact: (Content) Housing & Household Economic Statistics Division, 301-457-3199

Last update: Monday, 12-Jul-99 13:54:35


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