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Households Using Television (HUT): The percentage of all television households in a survey area with one or more sets in use during a specific time period.

Mutual Self-Help Housing: A program to assist groups of low-income families in building their own homes. Each family is expected to contribute at least 700 hours of labor in building homes for each other. Participati . . . View Full Definition

Music Television: Generally refers to a system, such as a cable or satellite service (e.g., MTV, CMT), through which musical broadcast material is delivered.

National Television System Committee (NTSC): Refers to the standards used for video broadcast and playback signal parameters in the U.S. Japan and other countries. Alternative systems used in Europe and some Asian countries are PAL and SECAM.

Nielsen Television Index (NTI): National network audience measurement reports.

Non-Narrative Television: Televisual texts (e.g., news and sports programs, game shows, some commercials) that present reality to us without using conventional narrative structures. Instead, nonnarrative television r . . . View Full Definition

Modular Housing: A relatively recent concept in home construction, aimed at producing housing more economically and faster through prefabricating processes, also called prefabricated housing. Modular methods . . . View Full Definition

Interactive Television: An anticipated use of television with interactive content and enhancements, enabling the viewer to interact with the program. Interactive television, in theory, would enhance the entertainme . . . View Full Definition

Housing Bond: Internal rules of broker-dealer firm that govern the handling of its customers' accounts.

Housing Affordability Index: A measure of the percentage of the United States population who can afford to purchase a home, based on average income and average home price.