- Description
- Codes
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Questionnaire Text
- Flags
- Source Variables
- Editing Procedure
Description
PLUMBING indicates whether the housing unit contained complete plumbing facilities.
For the available 1960 through 1980 samples, it also indicates whether the unit had partial facilities. For 1980, it indicates whether these plumbing facilities were shared with other households.
For 1960 and 1970, "complete plumbing facilities" meant piped hot and cold water (running hot and cold water in 1960), a flush toilet, and a bathtub or shower, all within the structure and used only by the occupants of that housing unit. The 1980 definition was the same, except the facilities had to be within the housing unit (as opposed to "structure" in 1960 and 1970), and units with complete plumbing shared with other households were identified separately. The definition in the 1990 U.S. census, the 2000 U.S. and Puerto Rican Censuses, the 2000-onward ACS and the 2005-onward PRCS were the same as for 1980, except there was no inquiry about whether the facilities were shared.
Users may also want to consult the variables TOILET and TOILET2, which indicate the presence of a flush toilet within the structure and the location and type of toilet facilities available for use by residents, respectively. Additionally, SHOWER provides information on the presence of a permanently installed bathtub or shower. TOILET, TOILET2, and SHOWER are available for the 1960 U.S. Census, the 1970 U.S. and Puerto Rican Censuses and the 1980-1990 Puerto Rican Censuses.
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
2023
acs
|
2022
acs
|
2021
acs
|
2016
acs
|
2011
acs
|
2006
acs
|
2000
1pct
|
1990
1pct
|
1980
1pct
|
1970
met2
|
1970
met1
|
1960
1pct
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | N/A | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 10 | Without complete plumbing | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | · | · | · | · |
| 11 | Lacking only hot water | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | X |
| 12 | Lacking other or all plumbing facilities | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | X |
| 13 | Has some facilities | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | · | · | · |
| 14 | Has no facilities | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | · | · | · |
| 20 | With complete plumbing | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | · | X | X | X |
| 21 | Used only by household | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | · | · | · |
| 22 | Shared with others | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | · | · | · |
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Comparability
This variable is generally comparable across years and samples, but comparability is marginally affected by a slight universe change for the 1970 samples compared to all other samples and differences in the availability of detail within response categories. Note that the 1960 5 percent sample contains more information than the 1960 1 percent because additional categories of plumbing were constructed from internal data. Additionally, starting in 2008, PLUMBING was built from the constituent variables SHOWER, TOILET, and HOTWATER. The additional detail creates some discontinuity, and users should not compare rates of complete plumbing facilities between 2007 and 2008.
Universe
- 1960: Not group quarters.
- 1970: Not group quarters; not vacant units used seasonally or by migrant workers.
- 1980-1990: Not group quarters; not available for Puerto Rico.
- 2000: Not group quarters.
- ACS, PRCS: Not group quarters.
Availability
- 2023: All samples
- 2022: All samples
- 2021: All samples
- 2020: All samples
- 2019: All samples
- 2018: All samples
- 2017: All samples
- 2016: All samples
- 2015: All samples
- 2014: All samples
- 2013: All samples
- 2012: All samples
- 2011: All samples
- 2010: ACS; ACS 3yr; ACS 5yr
- 2009: All samples
- 2008: All samples
- 2007: All samples
- 2006: All samples
- 2005: All samples
- 2004: All samples
- 2003: All samples
- 2002: All samples
- 2001: All samples
- 2000: All samples
- 1990: All samples
- 1980: All samples
- 1970: All samples
- 1960: All samples
- 1950: --
- 1940: --
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
- 1900: --
- 1880: --
- 1870: --
- 1860: --
- 1850: --
- 2023: PRCS
- 2022: PRCS
- 2021: PRCS
- 2020: --
- 2019: --
- 2018: --
- 2017: --
- 2016: --
- 2015: --
- 2014: --
- 2013: --
- 2012: --
- 2011: All samples
- 2010: PRCS; PRCS 3yr; PRCS 5yr
- 2009: All samples
- 2008: All samples
- 2007: All samples
- 2006: All samples
- 2005: All samples
- 2000: All samples
- 1990: --
- 1980: --
- 1970: All samples
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
Questionnaire Text
| 2023 ACS | 2016 ACS | 2000 1% | 1970 Form 2 Metro |
| 2022 ACS | 2011 ACS | 1990 1% | 1970 Form 1 Metro |
| 2021 ACS | 2006 ACS | 1980 1% | 1960 1% |
[ ] No
[ ] No
[ ] No
[ ] No
[ ] No
[ ] No
[ ] No
[ ] No
8. Does this house, apartment, or mobile home have --
[ ] No
[ ] No
[ ] No
[ ] Yes, has all three facilities
[ ] No
[] No
[] No
"Mark Yes, have all three facilities if you have all the facilities mentioned; all facilities must be in your house, apartment, or mobile home, but not necessarily in the same room. Consider that you have hot water even if you have it only part of the time. Mark No if any of the three facilities is not present."
H6. Do you have complete plumbing facilities in your living quarters, that is, hot and cold piped water, a flush toilet, and a bathtub or shower?
[] Yes, but also used by another household
[] No, have some but not all plumbing facilities
[] No plumbing facilities in living quarters
"Consider that you have hot water even if you have it only part of the time. Mark Yes, but also used by another household if someone else who lives in the same building, but is not a member of your household, also uses the facilities. Mark this circle also if the occupants of living quarters now vacant would also use the facilities in you living quarters."
H5. Is there hot and cold piped water in this building?
[] No, only cold piped water in this building
[] No piped water in this building
H6. Do you have a flush toilet?
[] Yes, but also used by another household
[] No flush toilet
H7. Do you have a bathtub or shower?
[] Yes, but also used by another household
[] No bathtub or shower
H5. Is there hot and cold piped water in this building?
[] No, only cold piped water in this building
[] No piped water in this building
H6. Do you have a flush toilet?
[] Yes, but also used by another household
[] No flush toilet
H7. Do you have a bathtub or shower?
[] Yes, but also used by another household
[] No bathtub or shower
H9. Is there hot and cold running water in this house or building? (Check one)
[] Only cold running water inside
[] Running water on property but not inside building
[] No running water
[All]
H10. Is there a flush toilet in this house or building? (Check one)
[] Yes, but shared with another household
[] No flush toilet for the use of this household
[All]
H11. Is there a bathtub or shower in this house or building? (Check one)
[] Yes, but shared with another household
[] No bathtub or shower for the use of this household
Flags
QPLUMBINEditing Procedure
PLUMBING (Plumbing facilities)
ACS Years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
ACS editing procedure:
If the report for having complete plumbing facilities (PLUMBING) is "Blank, Don't know, Refused, or Bad Value", PLUMBING will be allocated. The allocated value is the PLUMBING value from unit of the same type of building (UNITSSTR, which shows if a building is a mobile home, detached single family, or attached single family), ownership status (OWNERSHP), and in the same geographic unit (it is not specified what level of geography is used). When this happens, the flag will show that the value is allocated (QPLUMBIN).
Beginning in 2008, this variable was constructed from three separate variables: SHOWER TOILET and HOTWATER. If any of these variables is "Blank, Don't know, Refused, or Bad Value", it will be allocated. The allocated value is from unit of the same type of building (UNITSSTR), ownership status (OWNERSHP), and in the same geographic unit (it is not specified what level of geography is used). When this happens, the flag variables will show that the value is allocated (QSHOWER, QTOILET, QHOTWATE).
Beginning in 2014, the Puerto Rico sample added in a question about the type of hot water heater. If this variable is missing for a household in Puerto Rico, it will be allocated from another unit in Puetro Rico with the same type of building (UNITSSTR) and ownership status (OWNERSHP).
Internal ACS variable : PLM