Data Dictionary: | Census 2000 |
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Survey: Census 2000
Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Data set: Summary File 3 (SF3)
Table: | H57. Upper Contract Rent Quartile [1] |
Universe: Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
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H57. | Upper Contract Rent Quartile | ||||
Universe: Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent | |||||
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Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 3: Technical Documentation, 2002. |
Summary File 3 Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics -> Housing Characteristics -> Contract Rent -> Median and quartile contract rent |
The median divides the rent distribution into two equal parts: one-half of the cases falling below the median contract rent and one-half above the median. Quartiles divide the rent distribution into four equal parts. Median and quartile contract rent are computed on the basis of a standard distribution (see the "Standard Distributions" section under "Derived Measures"). In computing median and quartile contract rent, units reported as "No cash rent" are excluded. Median and quartile rent calculations are rounded to the nearest whole dollar. Upper and lower quartiles can be used to note large rent differences among various geographic areas. (For more information on medians and quartiles, see "Derived Measures".)