Is this unit a house, an apartment, a manufactured/mobile home, or some other type of residence?
House
Apartment, flat
Manufactured/mobile home with NO permanent room added
Manufactured/mobile home WITH one or more permanent rooms added
HU in nontransient hotel, motel, etc.
HU, permanent in transient hotel, motel
HU in rooming house or boarding house
Boat or recreational vehicle
Tent, cave, or railroad car
HU not specified above, specify
Unoccupied site for manufactured/mobile home, trailer, or tent
Group Quarters
If not obvious ask..
Are your living quarters in a
Read all categories
Manufactured/Mobile home?
One-unit building, detached from any other building?
One-unit building, attached to one or more buildings?
Building with two or more apartments?
How many apartments are in the building?
Enter 998 if 998 or more
Is this [HTYPE]…[HTYPE, 1=house, 2= apartment, 3, 4 = manufactured/mobile home]
Read categories until a “Yes” reply is received
Owned or being bought by someone in your household?
Rented?
Occupied without payment of rent?
The next questions are about your home.
Enter 1 to continue
What year was [^yourhome_building fill] built? [^yourhome_building, if one unit building attached or detached then fill "your home”, if two or more unit building then fill “the building”, and if mobile home – one unit then fill "the manufactured/mobile home"]
Mark appropriate year range
2000-present
1995-1999
1990-1994
1985-1989
1980-1984
1975-1979
1970-1974
1960-1969
1950-1959
1940-1949
1930-1939
1920-1929
1919 or earlier
What year was [^yourhome_building] built? [^yourhome_building, if one unit building attached or detached then fill "your home”, if two or more unit building then fill “the building”, and if mobile home – one unit then fill "the manufactured/mobile home"]
Enter appropriate year. 2000-present
Is this house built-
Read categories until a yes reply is received
With a basement?
With a crawl space?
On a concrete slab?
In some other way?
And, is that basement under ALL the house, or is it under PART of the house?
(“HOUSE” refers to living space only, i.e. basement doesn’t need to be under garage/carport to count as “all”)
All
Part
How many stories are there in this [if house = home, if apartment = building, if istype 1 = manufactured/mobile home] including [if celar1q = 1 then “the basement and any finished attics” ; if celar1q does not = 1 then “including finished attics”]?
If split level, count greatest number of stories on top of each other
Enter 21 for any number 21 or greater
How many stories are there from the main entrance of the building to the main entrance of your apartment?
Is there a passenger elevator to your floor?
Count freight elevators also meant to be used by passengers
Yes
No
The next few questions are about the number and kinds of rooms in your [If HTYPE = 1 then “house”, 2 then “apartment”, 3,4 then “manufactured/mobile home”, else then “living quarters”]
Enter 1 to continue
[if istype = 1, 2, or 3 and has 2 or more floors then “Thinking about all of the different floors, how”; else “How”] How many bedrooms are there in your [If HTYPE = 1 then “house”, 2 then “apartment”, 3,4 then “manufactured/mobile home”, else then “living quarters”]?
Enter 10 for 10 or more
How many full bathrooms?
Enter 10 for 10 or more
How many half bathrooms?
Enter 10 for 10 or more
How many kitchens?
Enter 5 for 5 or more
How many SEPARATE dining rooms?
Enter 5 for 5 or more
How many living rooms?
Enter 5 for 5 or more
Besides all of these rooms, are there any OTHER rooms in this home?
Yes
No
What are they?
Enter all that apply, separate with commas
Do not count the same room more than once
Do not count garages, hallways, closets, or porches as rooms
Family Rooms/Great Rooms/TV Rooms
Recreation Rooms
Dens/Libraries
Laundry/Utility/Pantries
Other Finished Rooms
Other Unfinished Rooms
Thinking about all the rooms you mentioned earlier, as well as [if celar1q = 1; “the basement and any hallways” if not, just say “the hallways”] and entryways in the [If HTYPE = 1 then “house”, 2 then “apartment”, 3,4 then “manufactured/mobile home”, else then “living quarters”] about how many square feet is that?
(Include: Finished attics.
Exclude: Unfinished attics, carports, and attached garages. Also exclude porches that are not protected from the elements.)
About how large is the lot? [if manufactured/mobile home then “site” ; else then “lot”]
Do not read the answers. Mark the appropriate box and enter the amount on the following screen.
Square Feet
Feet by Feet
Whole Acres
LTAC1P [asked if a single unit detached or attached, mobile home and not a condo or coop]
Would you say that the lot is more than 1 acre or less than 1 acre? [if manufactured/mobile home then “site” ; else then “lot”]
More
Less
The next questions are about mortgages and other loans that are secured by the property. You may check your records if you wish. If you filled out your letter, you may wish to refer to it for these questions.
Enter 1 to Continue
Arrange Callback to Speak with Spouse and/or Co-Owner, or to Provide Respondent Time to Research Information
Not counting home equity loans, is there a mortgage or any loans on this HTYPE? [If HTYPE = 1 then “house”, 2 then “apartment”, 3,4 then “manufactured/mobile home”, else then “living quarters”]
This includes land contracts
Yes
No
How many mortgages (or loans) are there now on the HTYPE? [If HTYPE = 1 then “house”, 2 then “apartment”, 3,4 then “manufactured/mobile home”, else then “living quarters”]
Do not count home equity loans
Do you [if REGMOR greater than or equal to 1, then “also”] have a LUMP SUM home equity loan, that is, a home equity loan that is paid out in a one-time lump-sum amount and that must be repaid over a period of time?
Yes
No
How many LUMP SUM home equity loans do you have?
Do you [if REGMOR greater than or equal to 1, then “also”] have a home equity LINE OF CREDIT, that is, a home equity loan that allows you to borrow against it as often as you wish, up to a fixed limit?
Yes
No
How many home equity LINES OF CREDIT do you have?
If one mortgage then “Now I’m going to ask you about your mortgage”
If multiple mortgages “First, I’m going to ask you about your first mortgage”
Did you get the first mortgage through a STATE or local government program that provides lower cost mortgages?
Yes
No
Did you get the CURENT first mortgage the same year you bought your home?
Yes
No
With regard to the first mortgage, did you get a new mortgage or did you assume someone else’s mortgage?
New
Assumed
Wrap Around
Was this mortgage a refinancing of a previous mortgage?
Yes
No
What is the current interest rate on the mortgage?
For example 6 ¼%. Enter 6 here and fraction on the next screen
(What is the current interest rate on the mortgages? – Fraction)
Round down to nearest 1/8 percent
no fraction
1/8 percent (.125%)
1/4 percent (.25%)
3/8 percent (.375%)
1/2 percent (.5%)
5/8 percent (.625%)
3/4 percent (.75%)
7/8 percent (.875%)
What is the current monthly payment ?
Include as much PITI as they pay
Enter 9998 for $9,998 or more
Besides principal and interest, does the payment include –
Property taxes?
Yes
No
(Besides principal and interest, does the payment include…)
Homeowner’s insurance?
Yes
No
(Besides principal and interest, does the payment include…)
Private mortgage insurance?
Yes
No
(Besides principal and interest, does the payment include…)
Anything else? (Exclude anything already mentioned)
Yes
No
How much was the private mortgage insurance payment last year?
Enter 999998 for $999,998 or more
Is the mortgage an FHA, VA, Rural Housing Service / Rural Development mortgage, or some other type?
FHA
VA
Rural Housing Service/Rural Development (Formerly Farmer’s Home Loan Administration)
Some other type
Did you borrow money from a bank or other organization OR did you borrow it from an individual?
Bank or Organization
Individual
[For respondents with a Lump Sum Home Equity Loan]
I am going to ask you about your [“first” if helumn is greater than 1] lump sum home equity loan.
Enter “1” to continue with first lump sum home equity loan
Enter “888” to delete first lump sum home equity loan
Continue this loan
888. Delete this loan
Did you get the [“first” if helumn is greater than 1] lump sum home equity loan the same year you bought your house?
Yes
No
What is the current interest rate on the loan?
For example 6 ¼%. Enter 6 here and fraction on the next screen.
(What is the current interest rate on the loan? – Fraction)
Round down to the nearest 1/8 percent
0- no fraction
1/8 percent (.125%)
1/4 percent (.25%)
3/8 percent (.375%)
1/2 percent (.5%)
5/8 percent (.625%)
3/4 percent (.75%)
7/8 percent (.875%)
What is the current monthly payment? [for the [“first” if helumn is greater than 1] lump sum home equity loan]
Include as much PITI as they pay
Enter 9998 for $9,998 or more
Besides principal and interest, does the payment include –
Property taxes?
Yes
No
(Besides principal and interest, does this payment include…)
Homeowner’s Insurance?
Yes
No
(Besides principal and interest, does the payment include…)
Private mortgage insurance?
Yes
No
(Besides principal and interest, does the payment include…)
Anything else? (Exclude anything already mentioned)
Yes
No
How much was the private mortgage insurance payment last year?
Enter 999998 for $999,998 or more
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | HOUSING UNIT MODULE |
| Author | carte355 |
| Last Modified By | Bureau Of The Census |
| File Modified | 2008-04-08 |
| File Created | 2008-04-08 |