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VIII National Population and Housing Census, 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2002
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DOM_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Occupancy status (DO2002A_OCCUP)

Data file: DOM2002_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 144
End: 144
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section II - Characteristics of the dwelling</span></p>

<p>If the dwelling is occupied with persons present, answer questions 1 through 6 on the basis of observation and then continue with the other questions.</p>

<p>If the dwelling is unoccupied, or occupied with persons abfsent, answer questions 1 and 3 on the basis of observation and then move to the next dwelling.</p>

<p>3. This dwelling is:</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Occupied with present residents <br />[] 2 Occupied with absent residents<br />[] 3 Unoccupied</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Occupied with present residents
2 Occupied with absent residents
3 Vacant
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 3: This household is: </span></p>

<p>This question intends to establish the condition in which you find the household, for example, if the house is occupied and has household members present or absent, or if it is a vacant household. Fill in the bubble that correctly records your observation. </p>

<p><span class="pg">[PAGE 16]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">1. Occupied Household with residents</span>: refers to a household where there is at least one permanent resident at the moment of the census</p>

<p><span class="em">2. Occupied Household with absent residents: </span>is when the household is closed and no residents are present.</p>

<p>In this case, ask the neighbors or in the closest households for a good time when the residents of that household are present. Then, once you know when, you should return to conduct the census. </p>

<p><span class="em">3. Vacant Household: </span>If the house is closed, with FOR RENT or FOR SALE sign option.
<br />3. If there is no sign, ask the neighbors about the household's situation. If they tell you that no one lives there, fill in the bubble for option 3 and continue to the next household.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the dwelling occupancy status.
Universe
Dominican Republic 2002: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Technical Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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