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1986 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Fiji, 1986
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FJI_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Fiji Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Materials of outer walls (FJ1986A_WALLS)

Data file: FJI1986_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 182
End: 182
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="FJ86A042">2. Construction of outer walls<br /><div class="i1">Is the building constructed with:</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Walls of concrete, brick or cement<br />[] 2 Wooden walls<br />[] 3 Permanent walls of tin or corrugated iron<br />[] 4 Walls of traditional <span class="lang">bure</span> [wood and straw hut] materials<br />[] 5 Walls of makeshift or improvised materials<br />[] 6 Walls of other materials, specify</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Walls of concrete, brick or cement
2 Wooden walls
3 Permanent walls of tin or corrugated iron
4 Walls of traditional bure (wood and straw hut) materials
8 Unknown
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="FJ86A042"><span class="em">Question 2 - Construction of outer walls</span><br /><br />204. If the outer walls fall into more than one category, tick the main one.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant materials of the outer walls.
Universe
Fiji 1986: All households

concept

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