Description

This variable indicates the source of the dwelling's water supply and whether the unit supplied its own water via an individual well or was attached to a larger public or private system. A "public system" or "private company" is any public or private system or well serving 6 or more units. An "individual well" serves 5 or fewer units and may be located on either the unit's property or an adjacent property. "Other source" includes water from springs, creeks, rivers, or cisterns. 

Universe

• United States 1960: Not group quarters, not in cities with 50,000+ residents; 80 percent of cases

Availability

• United States: 1960

Integrated variables

• None