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Data Dictionary: Census 1970 on 2010 Geographies
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Data Source:Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
Table: T107. House Heating Fuel (5%) [12]
Universe: Occupied Housing Units
Table Details
T107. House Heating Fuel (5%)
Universe: Occupied Housing Units
VariableLabel
T107_001
T107_002
T107_003
T107_004
T107_005
T107_006
T107_007
T107_008
T107_009
T107_010
T107_011
T107_012
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 1970 Census Users’ Guide; U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1970.
 
Heating fuel
For occupied housing units only . Respondents are to indicate the fuel most used for heating the unit by one of the following categories.

Coal or coke
May be salvage wood as well as trees felled by users and purchased wood. In some tabulations wood is not shown separately but included in the category other fuel .

Utility gas
Gas from underground pipes serving the neighborhood supplied by a public utility company, municipal government, etc.

Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum gas stored in tanks which are replaced or refilled as necessary.

Electricity
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Fuel oil, distillate, residual oil, kerosene, gasoline, alcohol, and other combustible liquids and semi-fluids.

Other fuel
All other fuels not specified elsewhere, including purchased steam, fuel briquettes, waste materials such as corncobs, etc.

No fuel used or none
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