| Data Dictionary: | Census 1980 |
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Survey: Census 1980
| Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Data set: Summary Tape File 3 (STF3)
| Table: | T122. Sewage Disposal [4] |
Universe: Year-Round Housing Units
Table Details
| T122. | Sewage Disposal | ||||||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 3 [machine-readable data file] / conducted By the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington: Bureau of the Census [producer and distributor], 1982. |
| Summary Tape File 3 -> Summary Tape File 3 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Sewage Disposal |
The type of sewage disposal system for the structure in which the unit is located, ascertained for occupied and vacant housing units. This item was asked on a sample basis.
Connected to a city, county, sanitary district, neighborhood, or subdivision sewer system. A public sewer may be operated by a government body or by a private organization. Small sewage treatment plants, called "neighborhood septic tanks" in some localities, are classified as public sewers. All units in structures with five or more units are assumed to be connected to a public sewer if the unit has running water.
An underground tank or pit into which sewage flows from the plumbing fixtures in the building.
Includes an individual sewer line running to a creek, lake, swamp, etc.; units with a privy; and other arrangements.
