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Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Bureau of Labor Statistics > Consumer Expenditure Survey > Methods

Section 1 - General Survey Information

Part B - General Housing Characteristics

Type of Structure

  1. Single family detached (detached structure with only one primary residence; however the structure could include a rental unit(s) in the basement, attic, etc.
  2. Row or townhouse, inner unit (2, 3 or 4 story structure with two walls in common with other units and a private ground level entrance; it may have a rental unit as part of the structure)
  3. End row or end townhouse (one common wall)
  4. Duplex (detached 2 unit structure with one common wall between the units)
  5. 3-plex or 4-plex (3 or 4 unit structure with all units occupying the same level or levels)
  6. Garden (a multi-unit structure usually wider than it is high, having 2, 3, or possibly 4 floors; characteristically the units not only have common walls but are also stacked on top of one another)
  7. High-rise (a multi-unit structure which has 4 or more floors)
  8. Apartment or flat (a unit not described above; could be located in the basement, attic, second floor, or over the garage of one of the units described above)
  9. Mobile home or trailer
  10. College dormitory
  11. Other

Fuels

  1. Gas
  2. Electricity
  3. Fuel
  4. Fuel Oil
  5. Other
  6. No fuel used

Included with the housing unit

  1. Swimming pool
  2. Off-street parking
  3. Porch, terrace, patio, or balcony
  4. Apartment or guest house
  5. Central air conditioning
  6. Window air conditioning

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Last Modified Date: January 5, 2005