Annual Housing Survey, 1977 [United States]: SMSA Files

This data collection provides information on the characteristics of the housing inventory in 19 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs). Data include year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters, occupancy status, presence of commercial establishments on the property, presence of a garage, and property value. Additional data focus on kitchen and plumbing facilities, type of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage disposal, and heating and air conditioning equipment. Information about housing expenses includes mortgage or rent payments, utility costs, garbage collection fees, property insurance, and real estate taxes as well as repairs, additions, or alterations to the property. Similar data are provided for housing units previously occupied by respondents who had recently moved. Indicators of housing and neighborhood quality are also supplied. Housing quality variables include privacy of bedrooms, condition of kitchen facilities, basement or roof leakage, presence of cracks or holes in walls, ceilings, or floor, reliability of plumbing and heating equipment, and concealed electrical wiring. The presence of storm doors and windows and insulation was also noted. Neighborhood quality variables indicate presence of and objection to street noise, odors, crime, litter, and rundown and abandoned structures, as well as the adequacy of street lighting, public transportation, public parks, schools, shopping facilities, and police and fire protection. In addition to housing characteristics, demographic data for household members are provided, including sex, age, race, income, marital status, and household relationship. Additional data are available for the household head, including Hispanic origin, length of residence, and travel-to-work information.

本数据集收录了19个标准都市统计区（Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, SMSAs）的住房存量特征相关信息。涵盖的数据包括建筑竣工年份、居住单元的类型与数量、入住状态、物业内商业设施配置情况、车库存在情况以及物业价值。补充数据则聚焦于厨房与给排水设施、采暖燃料类型、供水来源、污水处理方式以及采暖与空调设备配置情况。住房支出相关信息涵盖抵押贷款或租金支出、公用事业费用、垃圾清运费、物业保险费、房地产税，以及物业修缮、扩建或改造相关费用。同时为近期搬迁受访者此前居住过的住房单元提供同类数据。
此外还提供住房与社区宜居质量的相关指标。住房质量变量涵盖卧室私密性、厨房设施状况、地下室或屋顶渗漏情况、墙面、天花板或地面存在的裂缝与孔洞、给排水与采暖设备的可靠性，以及暗敷电气线路，同时记录了防风门、防风窗以及保温层的配置情况。社区质量变量则涵盖街道噪音、异味、犯罪、垃圾堆积、破败废弃建筑的存在情况，以及居民对上述问题的反感程度，同时还包括街道照明、公共交通、公共公园、学校、购物设施以及警务与消防保障的充足性评价。
除住房特征外，数据集还提供住户成员的人口统计数据，包括性别、年龄、种族、收入、婚姻状况以及家庭成员间的亲属关系。针对户主的补充数据包括西班牙裔族裔身份、居住时长以及通勤相关信息。