the wage and salary workers, the income includes the full weekly wages before deductions are made for bonds or taxes. For married veterans, the wife's income is also included.

Doubling up. For purposes of this survey, a veteran is living doubled-up if he lives in a dwelling unit which contains, in addition to the head of the household, either a married couple or a married woman whose husband is living elsewhere. Housing intentions.-The veteran was asked two basic questions in order to measure his housing intentions. The first question was designed to determine what the veteran really wanted to do about his housing, that is, what he would do under conditions he desires. The question asked of the veteran was: "Suppose you could rent, buy, or build a house or apartment of the price, size, and quality you desire-what would you do about your living arrangements in the next 12 months?"

The second question on the veteran's intentions was designed to determine what he would do if other living quarters were available but only at today's prices and quality. It was asked only of those veterans who had already indicated they wanted different quarters under desired conditions. The question was: "You said you would (rent, buy, build) if you could get the kind and price house you desire what would you do in the next 12 months if houses became available only at present prices and quality?"

Gross monthly rent able to pay. This was the amount of monthly rent, including payments for heat, light and cooking fuel, which the veteran said he could afford to pay. The monthly rent shown is the median reported by those veterans who would rent under desired conditions of price and quality. In responding to this question the veteran was not to report what he thought he would have to pay but what he considered he could reasonably pay, taking into account his income and other expenses.

Price house able to buy.―This is the price the veteran reported he was able to pay for a house taking into consideration his income and other resources. The median prices shown in this summary are for those veterans who reported they would buy or build under desired conditions. The corresponding price figures for those veterans who said they would buy or build under present prices and quality are not shown in this summary. They may be obtained by referring to the individual reports.

TECHNICAL NOTE

The number of World War II veterans shown for each area surveyed is an estimate of the number of veterans in the locality exclusive of those in institutions and hotels. These figures are based on the weighted sample results and on independent estimates derived from the distribution of veterans by State of preservice residence and the proportion of 1-C Selective Service registrants in the locality. The estimates are only rough approximations but are the best that can be made from the limited information available.

An examination of the results shows that these surveys, like practically all others based upon a field canvass of a cross-section of the population, did not cover a proportionate share of the most mobile parts of the population, e. g., veterans who were traveling about preparatory to taking a job and establishing a residence In addition, some persons who were actually veterans were not identified as such because of inaccurate or inadequate information furnished by the respondents. The characteristics of such groups may not be the same as those of the enumerated veterans, but in the absence of information concerning these characteristics no adjustment has been made in the results of the survey because of this factor. Because the results of the surveys are based on data obtained from a sample of veterans, the figures presented here may differ somewhat from the results which would have been obtained by a complete census. In general, the allowance to be made for the sampling variation depends both on the numerical value of the percentage and the size of the base on which the percentage is determined. A percentage based on a larger number of veterans has less variability due to sampling than one based on a smaller number. Examples of variations which may be expected because of the sample are as follows: In two chances out of three, for the 31 percent of the veterans in Philadelphia who would buy or build a house under desired conditions, it may be expected that the proportion which would have been obtained by a complete census would have been between 29 and 33 percent, and for the 43 percent of the married veterans in Philadelphia who were living doubled up, or in a rented room, the proportion for a complete census would have been between 40 and 46 percent.

3 PERCENT MARGIN OF ERROR

For Atlanta, for the 47 percent of the married white veterans who are living doubled up or in a rented room, the chances are two out of three that the rate which would have been obtained by a complete census is between 44 and 50 percent, and for the 48 percent of the married Negro veterans who are living doubled up, or in a rented room, the chances are two out of three that the rate would have been between 43 and 53 percent. Because of the many variations possible in the magnitude of the sampling errors, the examples of sampling variations given above should not be applied indiscriminately to all of the figures presented in this report. For more accurate information on the errors due to sampling variation_for any particular area, refer to the individual report for that area.

In addition to the difference due to sampling variability, the estimates are subject to errors of response. Such errors may be expected to affect the sample estimate to about the same degree as they would affect the results of a complete

census.