This is excellent, thank you! Is there a similar document for the 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census?
Since I’m using the 1980, 1990, and 2000 5% Census (and hopefully the 2012 5-year ACS eventually), there is no code directly for “nursing homes.” But if I wanted to seperate the elderly (age 65+) likely in nursing homes from those not in nursing, would I use gq == 3 (institutional group quarters) to indicate likely nursing home residency?
From that last sentence you quoted, it sounds like it’s impossible to isolate assisted living specifically, but at least I can separate aging in place from institutionalization in a nursing home, which is mainly what I need.