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1995 National Census. Seventh Census of Population, Third Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1995
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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Roofing materials (NI1995A_ROOF)

Data file: NIC1995_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 179
End: 179
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Characteristics of the dwelling</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A030"><span class="em">Roofing material</span><br />4. What is the predominant material used for roofing?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Zinc<br />[] 2 Clay or cement tiles<br />[] 3 Plywood or corrugated sheeting (Plycem or Nicalit panel)<br />[] 4 Straw, palm leaves and similar materials<br />[] 5 Rubble or discarded materials<br />[] 6 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Zinc
2 Clay or cement tiles
3 Plywood or corrugated sheeting (plycem or nicalit panel)
4 Straw, palm leaves and similar materials
5 Rubble or discarded materials
6 Other type
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="NI95A030"><span class="em">Question 4: Predominant material of the roof</span><br />The roof refers to the material that protects the majority of the dwelling (does not refer to ceiling in the interior). You should mark only one of the alternative answers. If there is more than one type of material in the roof, you will mark the predominant one.<br /><div class="i1">1. Zinc<br />Generally, this is corrugated metal sheeting.<br /><br />2. Clay or cement tiles<br />This is commonly made with baked clay.<br /><br />3. Plycem or Nicalit panel<br />This can be smooth, waved, channeled, or another decorative format.<br /><br />4. Straw, palm leaves and similar materials<br />Materials that are used to build rustic shacks in rural areas.<br /><br />5. Rubble or discarded materials<br />Materials used in marginal dwellings such as pieces of wood, plastic, cans, etc.<br /><br />6. Other<br />Materials not included in the above categories.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the dwelling's roofing materials.
Universe
Nicaragua 1995: Private occupied households with inhabitants present [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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