Codebook for the HAO (Housing Allowance Office) Housing Characteristics File: Site I. First Year. Housing Assistance Supply Experiment

摘要

This codebook for the Housing Allowance (HAO) Housing Characteristics File, Site I (Brown County, Wis.), contains client housing data from 4,823 evaluation records compiled during the program's first year, describes each data element in the file, and identifies the administrative record from which it was taken. The codebook also contains ''marginals'' for each data element -- a tabulation of all responses recorded in the Housing Characteristics File. HAO evaluations pertain to the fitness of habitation of a facility (based on bath and kitchen facilities and minimum space requirements) and its condition (the state of repair of a unit and building). An acceptable rating in both respects is a prerequisite for clients receiving the direct cash monthly allowance provided to low - income persons enabling them to upgrade their living quarters or move to better quality housing. For each variable listed in the codebook (e.g., kitchen rating, maximum number of occupants, condition ratings of exterior and interior, age of household head, monthly rent / interest of unit, results of evaluation), the pertinent portion of the data collection instrument is reproduced, including all precoded responses. Additional information bearing on the administrative interpretation of a particular question can be found directly below each question. A glossary and the complete housing evaluation form are reproduced.