American Housing Survey, 2015 Metropolitan Data, Including an Arts and Culture Module

The 2015 American Housing Survey marks the first release of a newly integrated national sample and independent metropolitan area samples. The 2015 release features many variable name revisions, as well as the integration of an AHS Codebook Interactive Tool available on the U.S. Census Bureau Web site. This data collection provides information on representative samples of each of the 15 largest metropolitan areas across the United States, which are also included in the integrated national sample (available as ICPSR 36801). The metropolitan area sample also features representative samples of 10 additional metropolitan areas that are not present in the national sample. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau intend to survey the 15 largest metropolitan areas once every 2 years. To ensure the sample was representative of all housing units within each metro area, the U.S. Census Bureau stratified all housing units into one of the following categories: (1) A HUD-assisted unit (as of 2013); (2) Trailer or mobile home; (3) Owner-occupied and one unit in structure; (4) Owner-occupied and two or more units in structure; (5) Renter-occupied and one unit in structure; (6) Renter-occupied and two or more units in structure; (7) Vacant and one unit in structure; (8) Vacant and two or more units in structure; and (9) Other units, such as houseboats and recreational vehicles. The data are presented in three separate parts: Part 1, Household Record (Main Record); Part 2, Person Record; and Part 3, Project Record. Household Record data includes questions about household occupancy and tenure, household exterior and interior structural features, household equipment and appliances, housing problems, housing costs, home improvement, neighborhood features, recent moving information, income, and basic demographic information. The Household Record data also features four rotating topical modules: Arts and Culture, Food Security, Housing Counseling, and Healthy Homes. Person Record data includes questions about personal disabilities, income, and basic demographic information. Finally, Project Record data includes questions about home improvement projects. Specific questions were asked about the types of projects, costs, funding sources, and year of completion.

2015年美国住房调查标志着全新整合的国家级样本以及独立大都市区域样本的首次发布。2015年的版本包含众多变量名称的修订，并且整合了美国人口普查局网站上可用的《AHS代码簿互动工具》。该数据收集提供了关于美国15个最大大都市区域代表性样本的信息，这些区域亦包含在整合的国家级样本中（可作为ICPSR 36801获取）。大都市区域样本还涵盖了10个未出现在国家级样本中的额外大都市区域的代表性样本。美国住房和城市发展部（HUD）及美国人口普查局计划每两年对这15个最大大都市区域进行一次调查。为确保样本能够代表每个大都市区域内的所有住房单元，美国人口普查局将所有住房单元分层分类，包括以下类别：（1）HUD资助单元（截至2013年）；（2）拖车或活动房屋；（3）业主自住且建筑内仅一单元；（4）业主自住且建筑内两个或更多单元；（5）租户自住且建筑内仅一单元；（6）租户自住且建筑内两个或更多单元；（7）空置且建筑内仅一单元；（8）空置且建筑内两个或更多单元；（9）其他单元，如房屋船和休闲车辆。数据分为三个独立部分呈现：第一部分，家庭记录（主要记录）；第二部分，个人记录；第三部分，项目记录。家庭记录数据包括关于家庭居住和租住情况、家庭外部和内部建筑特征、家庭设备和器具、住房问题、住房成本、房屋修缮、社区特征、近期搬家信息、收入以及基本人口统计信息的问题。家庭记录数据还包含四个轮换主题模块：艺术与文化、食物安全、住房咨询和健康住宅。个人记录数据包括关于个人残疾、收入和基本人口统计信息的问题。最后，项目记录数据包括关于房屋修缮项目的问题。具体询问了项目类型、成本、资金来源和完成年份。