IX National Population and Housing Census, 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2010

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Reference ID

DOM_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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2010

Wall material (DO2010A_WALLS)

Data file: DOM2010_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 217

End: 217

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

3. What is the main material of the exterior walls of this dwelling?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Concrete or concrete block<br />[] 2 Wood<br />[] 3 Palm planks<br />[] 4 Wood planks<br />[] 5 Palm leaves<br />[] 6 Other</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Concrete or concrete block
2	Wood
3	Palm planks
4	Wood planks
5	Palm leaves
6	Other
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

<span class="em">Question 3. </span>What is the main material making up the exterior walls of this household?
<br />By observation, fill in the correct answer for the main material of the exterior walls of the household. If there are equal proportions of two or more materials, record the one with the best quality. The following situations illustrate some examples:</p>
<div class="i1">Example 1: When you arrive at the household and the walls are built mainly of concrete or concrete blocks and the rest of the walls are made out of wood planks, fill in code 1. <br />Example 2: If the walls of a house are made out of concrete or concrete blocks, but the same house contains equal parts of palm fronds or wood planks, then you should fill in the bubble with code 1 "Concrete or concrete block".</div>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the material of the dwelling’s exterior walls.

Universe

Dominican Republic 2010: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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