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Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Table: | B25003G. Tenure (Two or More Races Householder) [3] |
Universe: Universe: Occupied housing units with a householder who Is Two or More races
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B25003G. | Tenure (Two or More Races Householder) | ||||||||
Universe: Universe: Occupied housing units with a householder who Is Two or More races | |||||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006-2008 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2008-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B: Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Tenure |
The data for tenure were obtained from Housing Question 14 in the 2008 American Community Survey. The question was asked at occupied housing units. Occupied housing units are classified as either owner occupied or renter occupied.
A housing unit is owner occupied if the owner or co-owner lives in the unit even if it is mortgaged or not fully paid for. The owner or co-owner must live in the unit and usually is Person 1 on the questionnaire. The unit is "Owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan" if it is being purchased with a mortgage or some other debt arrangement such as a deed of trust, trust deed, contract to purchase, land contract, or purchase agreement. The unit also is considered owned with a mortgage if it is built on leased land and there is a mortgage on the unit. Mobile homes occupied by owners with installment loan balances also are included in this category.
A housing unit is "Owned by you or someone in this household free and clear (without a mortgage or loan)" if there is no mortgage or other similar debt on the house, apartment, or mobile home including units built on leased land if the unit is owned outright without a mortgage.
A housing unit is "Owned by you or someone in this household free and clear (without a mortgage or loan)" if there is no mortgage or other similar debt on the house, apartment, or mobile home including units built on leased land if the unit is owned outright without a mortgage.
All occupied housing units which are not owner occupied, whether they are rented or occupied without payment of rent, are classified as renter occupied. "No rent paid" units are separately identified in the rent tabulations. Such units are generally provided free by friends or relatives or in exchange for services such as resident manager, caretaker, minister, or tenant farmer. Housing units on military bases also are classified in the "No rent paid" category. "Rented" includes units in continuing care, sometimes called life care arrangements. These arrangements usually involve a contract between one or more individuals and a health services provider guaranteeing the individual shelter, usually a house or apartment, and services, such as meals or transportation to shopping or recreation. (For more information, see "Meals Included in Rent.")
From 1996-2007 the American Community Survey questions were the same. Starting in 2008, the instruction "Mark (X) ONE box." was added following the question, and the instruction " Include home equity loans." was added following the response category "Owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan?" Additional changes introduced in 2008 included revising the wording of two of the response categories from "Rented for cash rent?" to "Rented?" and "Occupied without payment of cash rent?" to "Occupied without payment of rent?"
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006-2008 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2008-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B: Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> Two or More Races |
People may have chosen to provide two or more races either by checking two or more race response check boxes, by providing multiple responses, or by some combination of check boxes and write-in responses. The race response categories shown on the questionnaire are collapsed into the five minimum races identified by the OMB, and the Census Bureau's "Some other race" category. For data product purposes, "Two or More Races" refers to combinations of two or more of the following race categories:
1. White
2. Black or African American
3. American Indian and Alaska Native
4. Asian
5. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6. Some other race
There are 57 possible combinations (see below) involving the race categories shown above. Thus, according to this approach, a response of "White" and "Asian" was tallied as two or more races, while a response of "Japanese" and "Chinese" was not because "Japanese" and "Chinese" are both Asian responses.
1. White
2. Black or African American
3. American Indian and Alaska Native
4. Asian
5. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6. Some other race
There are 57 possible combinations (see below) involving the race categories shown above. Thus, according to this approach, a response of "White" and "Asian" was tallied as two or more races, while a response of "Japanese" and "Chinese" was not because "Japanese" and "Chinese" are both Asian responses.
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006-2008 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2008-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B: Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> Two or More Races (57 Possible Specified Combinations) |
- White; Black or African American
- White; American Indian and Alaska Native
- White; Asian
- White; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- White; Some other race
- Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native
- Black or African American; Asian
- Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- Black or African American; Some other race
- American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian
- American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race
- Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- Asian; Some other race
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native
- White; Black or African American; Asian
- White; Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- White; Black or African American; Some other race
- White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian
- White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race
- White; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- White; Asian; Some other race
- White; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian
- Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race
- Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- Black or African American; Asian; Some other race
- Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Some other race
- American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian
- White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race
- White; Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- White; Black or African American; Asian; Some other race
- White; Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Some other race
- White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- White; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Some other race
- Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
- White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Some other race
- White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- White; Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
- White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006-2008 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2008-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B: Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Household Type and Relationship -> Relationship to Householder -> Householder |
The data on relationship to householder were derived from answers to Question 2, which was asked of all people in housing units. One person in each household is designated as the householder. In most cases, this is the person, or one of the people, in whose name the home is owned, being bought, or rented and who is listed on line one of the survey questionnaire. If there is no such person in the household, any adult household member 15 years old and over could be designated as the householder. Households are classified by type according to the sex of the householder and the presence of relatives. Two types of householders are distinguished: a family householder and a non-family householder. A family householder is a householder living with one or more individuals related to him or her by birth, marriage, or adoption. The householder and all people in the household related to him or her are family members. A non-family householder is a householder living alone or with non-relatives only.