American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey 2018 Subject Definitions Table of Contents AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY AND _______________________________ 1 PUERTO RICO COMMUNITY SURVEY _________________________________ 1 2018 SUBJECT DEFINITIONS __________________________________________ 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ________________________________________________ 2 GENERAL INFORMATION ____________________________________________ 6 LIVING QUARTERS ___________________________________________________ 7 HOUSING UNIT _______________________________________________________ 7 GROUP QUARTERS ____________________________________________________ 8 HOUSING VARIABLES _______________________________________________ 11 ACREAGE (CUERDA) _________________________________________________ 11 AGRICULTURAL SALES ________________________________________________ 11 BEDROOMS _________________________________________________________ 12 COMPUTER AND INTERNET USE _________________________________________ 13 CONDOMINIUM STATUS AND FEE _______________________________________ 15 CONTRACT RENT ____________________________________________________ 16 FOOD STAMP/SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ____________ 18 BENEFITS (SNAP) ___________________________________________________ 18 GROSS RENT ________________________________________________________ 19 GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME ___________________ 20 HOMEOWNER VACANCY RATE _________________________________________ 21 HOUSE HEATING FUEL ________________________________________________ 21 HOUSEHOLD SIZE ____________________________________________________ 22 HOUSING UNITS _____________________________________________________ 22 INSURANCE FOR FIRE, HAZARD, AND FLOOD ______________________________ 22 INTERNET USE ______________________________________________________ 23 KITCHEN FACILITIES _________________________________________________ 23 MEALS INCLUDED IN RENT ____________________________________________ 24 MOBILE HOME COSTS ________________________________________________ 25 MONTHLY HOUSING COSTS ____________________________________________ 25 MONTHLY HOUSING COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME _______ 26 MORTGAGE PAYMENT ________________________________________________ 26 MORTGAGE STATUS __________________________________________________ 27 OCCUPANTS PER ROOM _______________________________________________ 28 OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS ____________________________________________ 28 OWNER-OCCUPIED UNITS _____________________________________________ 28 PLUMBING FACILITIES ________________________________________________ 28 POPULATION IN OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS _______________________________ 29 POVERTY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDS _____________________________________ 30 REAL ESTATE TAXES _________________________________________________ 30 2 RENT ASKED ________________________________________________________ 31 RENTAL VACANCY RATE ______________________________________________ 31 RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS ____________________________________ 31 ROOMS ____________________________________________________________ 31 SECOND OR JUNIOR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS OR HOME EQUITY LOAN __________ 32 SELECTED CONDITIONS _______________________________________________ 33 SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS ____________________________________ 34 SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME 35 SPECIFIED OWNER-OCCUPIED UNITS ____________________________________ 35 SPECIFIED RENTER-OCCUPIED UNITS ____________________________________ 36 TELEPHONE SERVICE AVAILABLE _______________________________________ 37 TENURE ____________________________________________________________ 38 UNITS IN STRUCTURE _________________________________________________ 39 UTILITIES __________________________________________________________ 40 VACANCY STATUS ___________________________________________________ 41 VACANT – CURRENT RESIDENCE ELSEWHERE _____________________________ 43 VACANT HOUSING UNITS ______________________________________________ 43 VALUE _____________________________________________________________ 43 VEHICLES AVAILABLE ________________________________________________ 45 YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT _________________________________ 45 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT ______________________________________________ 46 POPULATION VARIABLES ___________________________________________ 48 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH ___________________________________________ 48 AGE _______________________________________________________________ 49 ANCESTRY _________________________________________________________ 51 CHILDREN EVER BORN _______________________________________________ 55 CITIZENSHIP STATUS (U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS) __________________________ 55 CLASS OF WORKER __________________________________________________ 57 DISABILITY STATUS __________________________________________________ 59 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ___________________________________________ 62 EMPLOYMENT STATUS ________________________________________________ 64 FAMILIES __________________________________________________________ 68 FERTILITY __________________________________________________________ 68 FIELD OF DEGREE ___________________________________________________ 69 FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION __________________________________________ 70 FOSTER CHILDREN ___________________________________________________ 70 GRADE IN WHICH ENROLLED __________________________________________ 71 GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS _______________________________________ 71 GROUP QUARTERS (GQ) ______________________________________________ 72 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE ________________________________________ 72 HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN __________________________________________ 74 HOUSEHOLD ________________________________________________________ 76 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP __________________________________ 76 HOUSEHOLD SIZE ____________________________________________________ 81 3 HOUSEHOLDER ______________________________________________________ 81 IMMIGRANTS ________________________________________________________ 81 INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS _______________________________________ 81 INDUSTRY __________________________________________________________ 89 JOURNEY TO WORK __________________________________________________ 92 LABOR FORCE STATUS ________________________________________________ 97 LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME __________________________________________ 97 MARITAL STATUS/MARITAL HISTORY ___________________________________ 99 MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK ________________________________ 102 MIGRATION _______________________________________________________ 102 NATIVE POPULATION ________________________________________________ 102 NATIVITY _________________________________________________________ 102 NATIVITY OF PARENT ________________________________________________ 102 OCCUPATION ______________________________________________________ 102 OWN CHILDREN ____________________________________________________ 105 PERIOD OF MILITARY SERVICE ________________________________________ 105 PERSONS IN FAMILY _________________________________________________ 105 PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD _____________________________________________ 105 PLACE OF BIRTH ____________________________________________________ 105 PLACE OF WORK ___________________________________________________ 107 POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ______________________________ 107 PRIVATE VEHICLE OCCUPANCY _______________________________________ 110 RACE _____________________________________________________________ 110 REFERENCE WEEK __________________________________________________ 118 RELATIVES AND NONRELATIVES _______________________________________ 118 RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO _____________________________________________ 119 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL ____________________________ 121 SEX ______________________________________________________________ 123 SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME ___________________________________________ 124 SUBFAMILY ________________________________________________________ 125 TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK _________________________________ 125 TRAVEL TIME TO WORK _____________________________________________ 125 TYPE OF SCHOOL ___________________________________________________ 125 USUAL HOURS WORKED IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ________________________ 125 VETERAN STATUS ___________________________________________________ 125 WEEKS WORKED IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ______________________________ 130 WORK EXPERIENCE _________________________________________________ 130 WORK STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ________________________________ 132 YEAR OF ENTRY ____________________________________________________ 132 DERIVED MEASURES _______________________________________________ 134 AGGREGATE _______________________________________________________ 134 AVERAGE _________________________________________________________ 134 GINI INDEX ________________________________________________________ 134 INTERPOLATION ____________________________________________________ 134 4 MEAN ____________________________________________________________ 134 MEDIAN ___________________________________________________________ 136 PERCENTAGE ______________________________________________________ 136 QUARTILE _________________________________________________________ 136 QUINTILE _________________________________________________________ 137 RATE _____________________________________________________________ 137 RATIO ____________________________________________________________ 137 QUALITY MEASURES _______________________________________________