| Variables | NYHVS | Definition |
| AREAINC | Total H'hold income recode | Calculated average household income in sub borough area |
| BDSTRUCT | Boarded up structure in neighborhood? | Has boarded up=1 |
| BLD47 | Year built recode | Built 1947-1959=1(0 in all 3 categories implies pre-1947) |
| BLD6060 | Year built recode | Built 1960-1979=1 |
| BLD60OVR | Year built recode | Built 1960 or later |
| BLD80 | Year built recode | Built 1980 or later=1 |
| BORO1 | Borough | Bronx=1 |
| BORO2 | Borough | Brooklyn=1 |
| BORO3 | Borough | Manhattan=1 |
| BORO4 | Borough | Queens=1 |
| BORO5 | Borough | Staten Island=1 |
| CONTROL | Control status recode | Code 90, controlled rent units=1 |
| DEFICYHI | Number of 1993 deficiencies | 3 or more deficiences=1 |
| DEFICYLO | Number of 1993 deficiencies | 2 or fewer deficiencies=1 |
| ELECT | Elect. Paid seperately | Electricity paid seperately or with gas=1 |
| ELEV | Passenger elevator in bldg. | Elevator=1 |
| EXTRAUTIL | Payment for elect., gas & other fuels | Calculated monthly utility payment not included in rent |
| FEMALE | Head of household | Female=1 |
| GAS | Gas paid seperately | Gas paid seperately or with elect.=1 |
| GDCONDX | Condition of unit recode | Not dilapidated=1 (not reported are excluded) |
| HEATCNDX | Number of heating breakdowns | One or no heating equip.breakdowns=1 |
| HHINC | Total h'hld income recode | Household income |
| HUSBWIFE | Head of household | Husband & wife household=1 |
| INREM | Control status recode | Code 95, in rem units=1 |
| KITCHEN | Presence of kitchen recode | Exclusive use kitchen=1 |
| LEASELEN | Lenght of lease | Number of years in lease, max=3 |
| LENGTH | Year householder moved in | Calculated years in apartment |
| MARKET | Control status recode | Code 80, market rent units=1 |
| NEIGHEXC | Condx. of resid. structures in neighborhood | Excellent=1, (Poor=0 in excellent/fair/good) |
| NEIGHFAI | Condx. of resid. structures in neighborhood | Fair=1 |
| NEIGHGOD | Condx. of resid. structures in neighborhood | Good=1 |
| NONRELA | Presence of nonrelatives recode | Non-relative present=1 |
| NUMBED | Number of bedrooms | Bedroom count |
| NUMPER | Number of persons living in apartment | Person count |
| NUMROOM | Number of rooms | Room count |
| PUBASST | Household income | Household on public assistance=1 |
| PUBLIC | Type of schedule recode | Code 12, public housing=1 |
| RACEASIA | Race/ethnicity householder recode | Code 5, Head of household Asian, yes=1 |
| RACEBLK | Race/ethnicity householder recode | Code 2, Head of household Black, yes=1 |
| RACEWHIT | Race/ethnicity householder recode | Code 1, Head of household White, yes=1 |
| RENTCONT | Monthly contract rent | Monthly contract rent |
| RENTGR | Monthly gross rent | Gross rent including utilities, $2,200 top |
| RETINC | Household income | Household with retirement income=1 |
| SCRIE | Senior citizen rent increase exemption | SCRIE=1 |
| STOR10 | Number of stories in building | 6 to 10 in building=1 |
| STOR20 | Number of stories in building | 11 to 20 stories in building=1 |
| STOR21 | Number of stories in building | Over 20 stories in building=1 |
| SUBORO | Sub-borough area | (Sub-borough code (1 through 18) |
| SUBSIDY | Fed., State or local rent subsidy | Rent subsidy=1 |
| UNITS19 | Number of units in building | 10 to 19 units=1 (0 in all units is less than 10) |
| UNITS199 | Number of units in building | 100 to 199 units=1 |
| UNITS299 | Number of units in building | 200 or more units=1 |
| UNITS49 | Number of units in building | 20 to 49 units=1 |
| UNITS99 | Number of units in building | 50 to 99 units=1 |
| AMOUNT | Household income from wages | Wages |
| WEIGHTH | Final household weight | Number of units represented by sample |