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Household file from Population Synthesizer

The population synthesizer generates this household file and a person file. Variables below in UPPER CASE are drawn directly from PUMS records; variables in lower case are derived from PUMS variables.

Name	Definition	Scale	Join with …
HHID	Unique household ID number	Integer, any value	All model files
TAZ	Transportation analysis zone of home location	Integer, 1 to 1454	Shape file
HINC	Household income	Year 2000 dollars
hworkers	Household members who work	Integer, 0 and up
PERSONS	Number of persons in the household	Integer, 1 and up
HHT	Household/family type	Integer, 1 - family household: married-couple; 2 - family household: male householder, no wife present; 3 - family household: female householder, no husband present; 4 - non-family household: male householder living alone; 5 - non-family household: male householder, not living alone; 6 - non-family household female householder, living alone; 7 - non-family household: female householder, not living alone
VEHICL	Number of vehicles available	Integer, 1 - one vehicle; 2 - two vehicles; 3 - three vehicles; 4 - four vehicles; 5 - five vehicles; 6 - six or more vehicles
hinccat1	Household income categorization number 1	Integer, 1 - 0 to 20k(-); 2 - 20 to 50k; 3 - 50 to 100k; 4 - more than 100k
UNITTYPE	Housing unit type, from TYPEHUGQ in PUMS	Integer, 1 - household in housing unit, 3 - household in Non-institutional group quarters

Included in Travel Model 1.0 Files (Dropped from Travel Model 1.5 Files)

Name	Definition	Scale	Join with …
SERIALNO	PUMA serial number	Long integer, any value
PUMA5	PUMA geography from which the drawn household is from (not the PUMA where the household is placed)	Four-digit integer
UNITTYPE (previous version)	Housing unit type	Integer, 0 - housing unit; 1 - institutional group quarters; 2 - non-institutional group quarters
NOC	Number of own children under 18 years in household	Integer, 0 and up
BLDGSZ	Building size	Integer, 1 - mobile home; 2 - one-family house detached from any other house; 3 - one-family house attached to one or more houses; 4 - a building with 2 apartments; 5 - a building with 3 or 4 apartments; 6 - a building with 5 to 0 apartments; 7 - a building with 10 to 19 apartments; 8 - a building with 20 to 49 apartments; 9 - a building with 50 or more apartments; 10 - a boat, RV, van, etc.
TENURE	Home ownership	Integer, 1 - owned by your or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan; 2 - owned by your or someone in this household free and clear; 3 - rented for cash rent; 4 - occupied without payment of cash rent
hinccat2	Household income categorization number 2	Integer, 1 - 0 to 10k; 2 - 10 to 20k; 3 - 20 to 30k; 4 - 30 to 40k; 5 - 40 to 50k; 6 - 50 to 60k; 7 - 60 to 75k; 8 - 75 to 100k; 9 - more than 100k
hhagecat	Head of household age category	Integer, 1 - 0 to 64 years; 2 - 65 and older
hsizecat	Household size category	Integer, 1 - one, 2 - two, 3 - three, 4 - four or more
hfamily	Household family type (HHT-based)	Integer, 1 - non-family household; 2 - family household
hunittype	Household unit type	Integer, 0 - housing unit; 1 - institutional group quarters; 2 - non-institutional group quarters
hNOCcat	Number of children category	Integer, 0 - zero; 1 - one or more own chidlren
hwrkrcat	Number of workers in the household category	Integer, 0 - zero; 1 - one; 2 - two; 3 - three or more
h0004	Household members age 0 to 4	Integer, 0 and up
h0511	Household members age 5 to 11	Integer, 0 and up
h1215	Household members age 12 to 15	Integer, 0 and up
h1617	Household members age 16 to 17	Integer, 0 and up
h1824	Household members age 18 to 24	Integer, 0 and up
h2534	Household members age 25 to 34	Integer, 0 and up
h3549	Household members age 35 to 49	Integer, 0 and up
h5064	Household members age 50 to 64	Integer, 0 and up
h6579	Household members age 65 to 79	Integer, 0 and up
h80up	Household members age 80 and older	Integer, 0 and up
hwork_f	Household members who work full-time	Integer, 0 to hworkers
hwork_p	Household members who work part-time	Integer, 0 to hworkers
huniv	Household members who are university students	Integer, 0 and up
hnwork	Household members who do not work, do not attend school, and are not retired	Integer, 0 and up
hretire	Household members who are retired	Integer, 0 and up
hpresch	Pre-school age children in the household	Integer, 0 and up
hschpred	School age, pre-driving-age children in the household	Integer, 0 and up
hschdriv	School age, driving age children in the household	Integer, 0 and up
htypdwel	Type of dwelling (BLDGSZ based)	Integer, 1 - one-family house detached from any other house; 2 - duplex or apartment; 3 - mobile home, boat, RV, van, etc.
hownrent	Home ownership	Integer, 1 - own; 2 - rent
hadnwst	Non-working students in the household	Integer, 0 and up
hadwpst	Working students in the household	Integer, 0 and up
hadkids	Adult children living in the household (families with persons age 18 to 24 living in a household with older family members)	Integer, 0 and up
bucketBin	Used by the population synthesizer	<Internal to software use>
originalPUMA	PUMA geography from which the drawn household is from (not the PUMA where the hosuehold is placed)	Four-digit integer
hmultiunit	Multi-unit housing dummy variable	Integer, 0 - single family home; 1 - apartment/mobile home/boat/etc

-- Main.DavidOry - 07 Jun 2011