HOUSETYPE
Description
HOUSETYPE reports the type of housing unit in which a household resides.
HOUSETYPE was collected at the time of the final CPS interview, 2-5 months before the ATUS interview.
Universe
2003-2010: CPS households.
Quality flags
- QHOUSETYPE
- HOUSETYPE: allocation flag
Codes/Frequencies
Respondent Households
| Code | Description | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House, apartment, flat | 19777 | 13363 | 12501 | 12323 | 11676 | 12130 | 12531 | 12642 |
| 2 | Housing unit in nontransient hotel, motel, etc. | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Housing unit permanent in transient hotel, motel | 2 | 1 | 2 | -- | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Housing unit in rooming house | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Mobile home or trailer with no permanent room added | 786 | 513 | 454 | 532 | 488 | 512 | 516 | 509 |
| 6 | Mobile home or trailer with 1 or more rooms added | 122 | 75 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 64 | 79 |
| 7 | Housing unit not specified above | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Quarters not housing unit in rooming boarding house | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| 10 | Unoccupied tent site or trailer site | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 11 | Student quarters in college dorm | 1 | -- | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 12 | Other unit not specified above | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |