VT Census Case Studies : Survey of Residential Alterations and Repairs (SORAR)

Created and last modified by molfe on 02 Jan 2016

Brief Overall Description of the Dataset:

*Can copy from the websites, but put in quotes.

Link:  http://www.census.gov/construction/c50/c50index.html

Date Inventory Completed: 7/10/2015

Screening

  • Is the data collected opinion-based?
  • Is the data collection recurring (must be collected at least annually)?
  • Is there data available for 2013?
  • Is the data collected at the property or housing unit level?
  • Can we access the data by August 15th?

Purpose

  • What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?

The United States Census Bureau is a main agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

  • Why is it collected and how does the organization use it?

The data is provided to provide a picture of the expenditures spent on housing, which can be uesd to study the housing market and future housing stock.

  • Who else uses the data?

Researcher, policymakers, businesses

  • Who do they sell the data to?

Free


Method

  • What is the data collection method? 

 Survey 

See: http://www.census.gov/construction/c50/sorar705.pdf

  • What is the type of data collected? 

Designed Collection

  • If designed, who created the questions?

Census bureau

  • What is the raw source of the collected data (prior to any aggregation)? 

Survey results


Description

  • What is the general topic of the data (1-2 words)?

Expenditures on Housing Unit Improvements

  • What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?

1989-2007

  • Is data collected and available periodically?

Yes (discontinued in 2007)

  • How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided? 

Not stated


Selectivity

  • What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?

Residential properties in the US that underwent some improvement


Accessibility

  • How is the data accessed? 

Available in table format on their website

  • Is it open data?

Yes

  • Any legal, regulatory, or administrative restrictions on accessing the data source?

None stated

  • Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?

Free

Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? No

Explanation: This data does not cover the time period of interest and not available at the census tract level (regions).