United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

920 Appendix III
SUBJECT, SOURCE, TITLE, TABLES UNIVERSE. FREQUENCY, TYPES TYPE OF DATA COLLECTION
OF DATA
OPERATION
SECTION 2B. CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING-Con.
U,S. Bureau of the Census—Con.
M o n th ly S u rv e y o f N e w C o n s tru c tio n
See tables 1339, 1340.1341,1343 and
1344 and 1346.
V a lu e o f N e w C o n s tru c tio n P u t in P la c e
See tables 1332-1334.
Survey conducted monthly of newly
constructed housing units (excluding
mobile homes, and nonhousekeeping
residential buildings such as motels,
hotels, courts and cabins). Data
collected on the start, completion, and
sale of housing. (Annual figures are
aggregates of monthly estimates.)
Survey conducted monthly on total value
of all construction put in place In the
current month, both public and private
projects. Construction values include
costs of materials and labor, contractors'
profits, overhead costs, cost of
architectural and engineering work, and
miscellaneous project costs. (Annual
figures are aggregates of monthly
estimates.)
Probability sample of housing units
obtained from building permits selected
from 14,000 permit-issuing places
through 1976 and, beginning in 1979,
16,000 places. For nonpermit places,
multistage probability sample of new
housing units selected in 137 PSU’s. In
those areas, "knowledgeable" persons
provide Nst of housing starts verified by
phone or visit; areas also canvassed.
Varies by type of activity: Total cost of
private one-family houses started each
month is distributed into value in place
using fixed patterns of monthly
construction progress; using a multistage
probability sample, data for private
multifamily housing are obtained by mall
from owners of multiunit projects. Data
for residential additions and alterations
are obtained In a quarterly survey
measuring expenditures; monthly
estimates are interpolated from quarterly
data. Estimates of value of private
nonhousekeeping, nonresidential
buildings, and State and local
government construction are obtained by
mail from owners (or agents) for a
probability sample of projects estimates
of farm nonresidential construction.
Expenditures are based on U.S.
Department of Agriculture annual
estimates of construction; public utility
estimates are obtained from reports
submitted to Federal regulatory agencies
and from private utility companies;
estimates lor alt other private
construction (nonbuilding) are obtained
by phasing F. W. Dodge contract award
data; estimates of Federal construction
are based on monthly daia supplied by
Federal agencies.
C e n s u s o f H o u s in g
See tables 1349-1352,1354,1355,
1358. and 1368.
Census of all occupied and vacant
housing, excluding group quarters,
conducted every 10 years as part of the
decennial census (see section 1 above)
to determine characteristics of U.S.
housing.
For 1970 and 1980, a complete count of
12 housing items. In 1970, other items
collected from 5% and 15% probability
samples selected from two sets of
detailed questions on housing (these two
sets having some common items). In
1980, approximately 19% of the housing
units were included In the sample.
A n n u a l H o u s in g S u rv e y
See tables citing Annual Housing Survey
in source notes.
Conducted nationally in the fall of each
year to obtain data on the approximately
88 million occupied or vacant housing
units In the U.S. (group quarters are
excluded). Data include characteristics of
occupied housing units, housing
inventory changes, vacant units, new
housing and mobile home units, recent
mover households, and housing and
neighborhood quality Indicators.
The national sample is a multistage
probability sample with about 74,800
units eligible for interview in 1980.
Sample units, selected within 461 PSU’s,
are surveyed over a 3-monVh period.
(See section 1 above for information pertaining to the Census of Population and Early National Sample and section 15 pertaining
to table 1331.)