Data Dictionary: | ACS 2006 (1-Year Estimates) |
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Survey: ACS 2006 (1-Year Estimates)
Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Table: | B99258. Imputation of Bedrooms [3] |
Universe: Universe: Housing units
Table Details
B99258. | Imputation of Bedrooms | ||||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2006-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Chapter 6. Accuracy of the Data -> 6.11. Control of Nonsampling Error -> 6.11.8. Content Editing |
After data collection was completed, any remaining incomplete or inconsistent information was imputed during the final content edit of the collected data. Imputations, or computer assignments of acceptable codes in place of unacceptable entries or blanks, were needed most often when an entry for a given item was missing or when the information reported for a person or housing unit on that item was inconsistent with other information for that same person or housing unit. As in other surveys and previous censuses, the general procedure for changing unacceptable entries was to allocate an entry for a person or housing unit that was consistent with entries for persons or housing units with similar characteristics. Imputing acceptable values in place of blanks or unacceptable entries enhances the usefulness of the data.
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2006-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Bedrooms |
The data on bedrooms were obtained from Housing Question 8 in the 2006 American Community Survey. The question was asked at both occupied and vacant housing units. The number of bedrooms is the count of rooms designed to be used as bedrooms, that is, the number of rooms that would be listed as bedrooms if the house, apartment, or mobile home were on the market for sale or for rent. Included are all rooms intended to be used as bedrooms even if they currently are being used for some other purpose. A housing unit consisting of only one room is classified, by definition, as having no bedroom.