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Is Housing Authorities Public or Tribal

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a housing authority that is public or tribal. It represents a specific government-entity subtype associated with the vendor’s site details, not a broader socioeconomic or performance attribute.

Family: Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal
Title
Is Housing Authorities Public or Tribal
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a housing authority that is public or tribal. It represents a specific government-entity subtype associated with the vendor’s site details, not a broader socioeconomic or performance attribute.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards involving public or tribal housing authorities, which can affect market segmentation, vendor profiling, and compliance or reporting reviews. It is useful when isolating awards tied to government-affiliated housing entities or when validating vendor categorization across FPDS records.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal
FPDS XML Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter awards involving public or tribal housing authorities
  • Segment vendor records by government-entity subtype
  • Support compliance or entity-type validation checks

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the flag describes the award action rather than the vendor site
  • Treating coded values as universally boolean without checking the dataset’s encoding

Query Guidance

In SQL, filter using the exact stored representation, such as = 1, = 'Y', or = 'true', after confirming the code set in the source. When joining or grouping, keep this field at the vendor-site level and avoid using it as a proxy for vendor ownership or award eligibility.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal AS is_housing_authorities_public_or_tribal
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isHousingAuthoritiesPublicOrTribal IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.