RENTER-OCCUPIED SUBSTANDARD DWELLING UNITS, BY PRESENCE OF MINORS, FOR INDIO, CALIFORNIA: 1950 (See table 1 for the Public Housing Administration definition of substandard dwelling unit) A dwelling unit is considered substandard by the Public Housing Administration if it is either dilapidated or does not have the following plumbing facilities: flush toilet and bath aside the structure for the unit's exclusive se, and hot running water. The Public Housing Administration considers the absence of hot running water to be evidence generally of poor quality of the dwelling unit, but there may be soce localities in which the absence of hot running water is not deemed to be a sufficient indication by itself of poor quality. In such Localities, a revised count of substandard units say be obtained from table 1 by subtracting from the total the units which lack hot water only. If it is desired to eliminate the units lacking Bot water only from the total count of substandard units, the distributions shown in the tables will not be materially affected. The criteria used to define substandard units in these tabulations are not identical with the Bousing characteristics included in the pub..aned reports from the 1940 Census. Therefore, any comparison of data in this report with the 90 results must be made with extreme care. A 4.rect comparison cannot be made with the 1940 results because information on hot running water was not collected at that time. Further, the LO data on condition were collected showing dwelling units "needing major repairs," whereas In 1950 data on condition were collected showing units as "dilapidated." Because the definitions of these two terms differ significantly, the 1943 count of dwelling units needing major re pairs and the 1950 count of dilapidated dwelling units are comparable only in a general way. In addition to the number of substandard units shown in the tables, there were 44 other units for which there was no report on either condition or the presence of one of the plumbing facilities. Had there been complete reporting on these items, some additional units might have been found to be substandard. The data are presented in the series of attached tables. In table 1 the structural and occupancy characteristics are shown for all substandard dwelling units. Table 2 shows the rent paid for renter-occupied substandard units; table 3 shows the condition and plumbing facilities of these same units. Table 4 shows the characteristics of all families (both primary and secondary) living in one substandard units. Table La classifies the primary families by family income. Table 5 classifies primary families with no subfamily or secondary family present, by rent as a percent of family income. In the contract rent tabulation, dwelling units occupied rent free are tabulated in the "$9 or less" category. In the gross rent tabulations, however, such units are tabulated as "not reporting," except when utilities were reported. DEFINITIONS The definitions used in this special tabulation are generally the same as those used in the 1950 Census of Population and Housing. Some of the more important definitions are given below. Dwelling unit.--In general, a dwelling unit is a group of rooms or a single room, occupied, or intended for occupancy, as separate living quarters by a family or other group of persons living together or by a person living alone. Primary family.--A primary family consists of two or more persons including the head of the house d and all (one or more) persons in the houset id who are related to the head by blood, marriage, or adoption. It may include a subfamily consisting of a married couple with or without children, or one parent with one or more children under 18 years of age, living in the household and related to but not including the head of the household or his wife. The subfamily is considered a part of the primary family for all tabulation purposes. 3. The amount of other money income received in 1949, such as interest, dividends, veterans' allowances, pensions, or rents. Gross rent.--Monthly gross rent is contract rent plus the reported average monthly cost of water, electricity, gas, and other fuel paid for by the renter. If furniture is included in the contract rent, the reported estimated rent of the dwelling unit without furniture is used for the computation instead of the contract rent. SOURCE AND RELIABILITY OF THE DATA The data in tables 1 through 4 are based on complete counts, including all dwelling units and families with the specified characteristics. The distributions involving income in tables La and 5, however, were prepared from data collected on a sample basis. As part of the 1950 Census, family income data were obtained from about onefifth of all families. For these tabulations, additional interviews were made to increase the income sample above the 20 percent level. This was accomplished by a subsequent field enumeration of a sample of families who were not in the original sample but were living in substandard dwelling units. Although the figures shown in tables 1 through 4 are based on the same data as the forthcoming 1950 Census tabulations of these items, they may differ from those to be published as part of the Census. The present tables were obtained by tabulating directly the data as transcribed in the field offices of the Census Bureau and the figures, therefore, do not include all of the refinements that result from a careful examination of the schedules. In addition, the data are subject to other biases due to errors of response or nonreporting which cannot be corrected in editing. Factors affecting the accuracy of enumeration include the respondent's knowledge of the facts and the ability of the enumerator to obtain accurate information on such items as income, rent, dilapidation and plumbing facilities. The regular 1950 tabulations are also subject to these biases. Reliability of Estimates in Tables La and 5 Because of sampling variability, percentage distributions shown in table 48 and all figures in table 5 may differ from those that would have been obtained from a complete count. (The BY TENURE, FOR RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA: 1950 (A substandard dwelling unit is defined by the Public Housing Administration as a unit which is either dilapidated or does not have all of the following plumbing facilities: flush toilet and bath inside the structure for the unit's exclusive use, and hot running water) 8 persons.... 81.8 22.3 34.2 |