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AHS Variable Name Index Update

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The American Housing Survey Variable Name Index file has been updated to
include the 2007 national datasets.  It is available for download from
the HUD USER web site at
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ahs.html#supplements .

The Variable Name Index is a comma-separated-values (*.csv) file that
cross-indexes all the variable names used in AHS datasets with all of
the survey years, both metropolitan and national.  For the 1997 and
later surveys, both the distribution and "flattened" versions of the
datasets are listed.  Thus, you can use it to check the years in which a
particular variable appeared in the AHS.  Many spreadsheet, dataset, and
statistical programs can import csv files.  Thus, you can read this file
with Excel, Access, SAS, etc.

Dav Vandenbroucke
Senior Economist
U.S. Dept. HUD
david.a.vandenbroucke@hud.gov
202-402-5890

I disclaim any disclaimers.