Annual Housing Survey, 1976 [United States]: SMSA Files

This data collection provides information on the characteristics of the housing inventory in 20 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20个标准大都市统计区（Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas，SMSAs）的住房存量特征信息。数据涵盖建筑竣工年份、居住单元类型与数量、居住状态、物业内商业设施配备情况、车库有无及物业价值。补充数据涉及厨房与给排水设施、供暖燃料类型、水源、污水处理方式，以及供暖与空调设备配置。住房开支相关信息包括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、扩建或改造费用。针对近期受访住户曾居住过的住房单元，同样提供了同类统计数据。
此外还包含住房与社区宜居质量的相关指标。住房质量变量包括卧室私密性、厨房设施状况、地下室或屋顶渗漏情况、墙面、天花板与地面是否存在裂缝或孔洞、给排水与供暖设备可靠性，以及隐蔽式电气布线情况。同时记录了防风门窗与隔热层的配备情况。
社区宜居质量变量则涵盖街道噪音、异味、犯罪、垃圾堆放、破败废弃建筑的存在情况与居民对此的反感程度，以及街道照明、公共交通、公共公园、学校、购物设施、警务与消防保障的完备程度。
除住房特征外，数据集还提供了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，以及与户主的亲属关系。另有针对户主的补充数据，包括西班牙裔血统、居住时长，以及通勤出行相关信息。