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III Recenseamiento Geral da População e Habitação, 2007 - IPUMS Subset

Mozambique, 2007
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MOZ_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estatística, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Wall material (MZ2007A_WALLS)

Data file: MOZ2007_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 208
End: 208
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section E: Characteristics and Condition of the Dwelling</span>
<br /><span class="em">Enumerator:</span> Fill out the Enumeration Form using the question about the dwelling. If there is more than one household within the dwelling, fill out questions 1-11 <span class="ital">only</span>, for the first household.</p>

<p>[Questions 4 through 6 were asked those in private dwellings]</p>

<p><span class="h2">5. The walls of the dwelling are made of:</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Cement blocks<br />[] 2 Bricks<br />[] 3 Wood/ zinc<br />[] 4 Adobe blocks<br />[] 5 Reed/ sticks/ bamboo/ palm tree leaves<br />[] 6 Weaved sticks (mud and wattle) <br />[] 7 Tin/cardboard/ paper/ canvas/ bark<br />[] 8 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Cement block
2 Bricks
3 Wood or zinc
4 Adobe blocks
5 Reed, stick, bamboo, or palm leaves
6 Woven sticks
7 Tin, cardboard, paper, canvas, or bark
8 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">E5. The dwelling was built with walls of:</span></p>

<p>Read the question and each of the alternatives. Wait for an answer. Mark with an X the number corresponding to the predominant material in the construction of the house exterior walls. The following types of walls construction materials were considered: concrete block, brick, wood/zinc, adobe, reed/sticks/bamboo/palm, weaved sticks (mud and wattle), tin/cardboard/paper/canvas/bark, other materials.</p>

<p>There should be only one answer.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant material of the exterior walls.
Universe
Mozambique 2007: Households in private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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