Appendix A: MHS PUF File Contents Variable Variable Values/ Name Description Format Details Notes CONTROL Random ID # for home YYMMNNN REGION Region (dealer 1= Northeast region if not 2=Midwest placed; otherwise, 1,2,3,4,5 3=South placement region) 4=West US level "5" only used for 3 5=United States or more section homes SHIPMONTH Shipment month YYYYMM YYYY=year, MM=month SECTIONS Size of home 1= Single 1,2,3 2=Double 3=3 or more sections WEIGHT Sample weight XX.XXXX Probability of selection/ # of sections WGTADJ Weight adjustment adjustment of sample Use for estimation of XX.XXXX weight shipment totals STATUS Status of home 1= Intended for Sale for four months after Residential Use shipment 2=Placed/Sold for Residential Use 1,2,3 3=Non-res/Other PRICE Sales price or Top and bottom 5% are intended sales $XX,X00 Rounded to nearest $100 coded to the average of price 9 is for Nonapplicable those records to preserve cases distribution SQFT Square footage of Top and bottom 5% are home X,XXX coded to the average of 9 is for Nonapplicable those records to preserve distribution BEDROOMS Number of 1= 2 or less bedrooms 1,3,9 3= 3 or more 9 is for Nonapplicable cases TITLED How a home is 1= Real Estate titled 1,2,3,9 2= Personal Prop 3= Not titled 9 is for Nonapplicable cases LOCATION Where a home is 1 = Inside manuf. home placed 1,3,9 communities 3 = Outside manuf. home communities 9 is for Nonapplicable cases
Appendix A: MHS PUF File Contents Variable Name Variable Description Values/ Format Details Notes CONTROL Random ID # for home YYMMNNN REGION Region (dealer region if not placed; otherwise, placement region) 1,2,3,4,5 1= Northeast 2=Midwest 3=South 4=West 5=United States US level "5" only used for 3 or more section homes SHIPMONTH Shipment month YYYYMM YYYY=year, MM=month SECTIONS Size of home 1,2,3 1= Single 2=Double 3=3 or more sections WEIGHT Sample weight XX.XXXX Probability of selection/ # of sections WGTADJ Weight adjustment XX.XXXX adjustment of sample weight Use for estimation of shipment totals STATUS Status of home four months after shipment 1,2,3 1= Intended for Sale for Residential Use 2=Placed/Sold for Residential Use 3=Non-res/Other PRICE Sales price or intended sales price $XX,X00 Rounded to nearest $100 9 is for Nonapplicable cases Top and bottom 5% are coded to the average of those records to preserve distribution SQFT Square footage of home X,XXX 9 is for Nonapplicable Top and bottom 5% are coded to the average of those records to preserve distribution BEDROOMS Number of bedrooms 1,3,9 1= 2 or less 3= 3 or more 9 is for Nonapplicable cases TITLED How a home is titled 1,2,3,9 1= Real Estate 2= Personal Prop 3= Not titled 9 is for Nonapplicable cases LOCATION Where a home is placed 1,3,9 1 = Inside manuf. home communities 3 = Outside manuf. home communities 9 is for Nonapplicable cases
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