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VI National Population and Housing Census, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981
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DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Water source (DO1981A_WATSRC)

Data file: DOM1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 214
End: 214
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
15. Water supply</p>
<div class="i1">a) Is there piped running water installed?</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Inside the dwelling and water arrives<br />[] 2 Inside the dwelling and water does not arrive<br />[] 3 Outside the dwelling but within 100 meters<br />[] 4 Does not have</div><div class="i1">b) Where does the water used come from?</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Aqueduct<br />[] 2 Aqueduct and cistern<br />[] 3 Spring<br />[] 4 River or stream<br />[] 5 Rain, collection tank<br />[] 6 Well<br />[] 7 Tank truck <br />[] 9 Others</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Aqueduct
2 Aqueduct and cistern
3 Spring
4 River or stream
5 Rain, collection tank
6 Well
7 Tank truck
8 Others
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
<span class="em">Question 15: Water Supply</span><div class="i1"><span class="em">a) Does the dwelling have a plumbed water supply?</span><br /><br />If there is plumbing inside of the dwelling, with water, circle 1 is filled in; if there is plumbing with no water, circle 2 is filled in.<br /><br />If the water supply is outside of the dwelling but within 100 meters of the dwelling, circle 3 is filled in.<br /><br />If the water supply is farther than 100 meters from the dwelling, circle 4, "Does not have", is filled in.</div><div class="i1"><span class="em">b) Where does the water come from?</span><br /><br />Fill in the corresponding circle<br /><br />[The instructions refer to graphic illustrations]</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the source that supplies water for the household.
Universe
Dominican Republic 1981: Primary household in occupied dwellings [discrepanices: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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