Home improvement

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000889",
  "term": "Home improvement",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "The American Housing Survey asks questions about where the work was done, if any rooms were created or attached, and if the bathroom or kitchen had been remodeled within the last 2 years.\n\nRespondents also were asked if they added or replaced their roofs, siding, interior water pipes; electrical wiring, fuse boxes, or breaker switches; doors or windows; plumbing fixtures, such as sinks or bath tubs; insulation; wall-to-wall carpeting, flooring; paneling or ceiling tiles; air conditioning; built-in heating equipment; septic tanks; water heaters; dishwashers, garbage disposals; driveways or walkways; fencing or walls; patios, terraces, or detached decks; swimming pools, tennis courts, and other recreational structures; sheds, detached garages, or other buildings.\n\nRespondents also have the opportunity to report up to three miscellaneous inside and outside jobs not previously reported. For each job, respondents were asked for the cost of the job including the amount any insurance covered, and whether the job was performed by someone in the household. See also government subsidy for repairs and alterations, energy efficiency, remodeling, room additions and renovations, systems and equipment, exterior additions and replacements, interior additions and replacements, other additions and replacements, and disaster repairs.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/home-improvement/"
}