Percent

80

Chart 2

Households Living in Substandard Units, by Race, 1950-1970

" Figures for 1970 are based on a special tabulation of unpublished data provided by a 1970 Census Bureau
survey, Components of Inventory Change.

In 1970 "Negro and other races" is limited to Negro only and "White" included white and other races.
"For 1960 census data yielded a figure of 16 percent. However, 1960 data had a serious undercounting of
dilapidated units. The 1959 Survey of Components of Change and Residential Finance (SCARF) is believed to
have yielded more accurate figures regarding dilapidation. Hence, the 17 percent figure is based on SCARF
findings.

Source: U.S., Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Social Indicators, 1973,
table 6/3.

Minority families are also more likely than white families to live in housing that lacks adequate plumbing facilities (table 10 and 11). This discrepancy is greater in rural areas. In rural areas especially, moreover, blacks, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans are quite likely to occupy housing that not only is overcrowded but also lacks adequate plumbing facilities (table 11).

1970 *

HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN SUBSTANDARD UNITS BY INCOME AND RACE, 1970

Note: Income is estimated family income. Table is based on Bureau of the Census, 1970 Components of Inventory Change Survey, unpublished data.

Source:

Executive Office of the President: Office of Management and Budget, Social Indicators, 1973, table 6/6.

HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN CROWDED CONDITIONS, BY INCOME AND RACE, 1970

Note: Income is 1969 family income. Housing units with more than one
person per room are defined as overcrowded.

Source: Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and
Budget, Social Indicators, 1973, table 6/13.

142

1.

Overcrowded is defined as 1.01 persons or more per room.

2.

"Other races" includes Japanese, Chinese, Fillipino, Korean, and all other races (Malayan, Polynesian, Thai, etc.).

TABLE 11

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF RURAL HOUSING (FARM & NONFARM) BY RACE, 1970

1.

Overcrowded is defined as more than 1.01 persons per room.

2.

Includes Japanese, Chinese, Fillipino, Korean, and all other races (Malayan, Polynesian, Thai, etc.).