Survey of Economic Opportunity (SEO)

The agency used these data to assess the extent to which the War on Poverty was affecting people's economic well-being. The data were specifically used to examine the social, economic, and demographic characteristics of both the U.S. population as a whole and of the population living in largely non-white neighborhoods.

This series consists of a file containing response data from a representative national sample o f 22,284 households and an over sample of 15,760 households in census enumeration districts with large non-white populations. Data are reported for the households, families, and individuals (persons and adults). Household data includes the geographic identifiers, housing and kitchen facility characteristics, heating characteristics, age of dwelling, and dwelling type.