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National Census of Housing and Population 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Bolivia, 1992
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BOL_1992_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Roof material (BO1992A_ROOF)

Data file: BOL1992_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 199
End: 199
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="BO92A038"><span class="em">4. Roof</span><br /><div class="i1">[Question 4 was asked of persons in occupied private dwellings, per Questions 1 and 2.]<br /><br />[] 1 Zinc sheeting or planks<br />[] 2 Tiles (cement, clay, fibrocement, etc.)<br />[] 3 Reinforced concrete slab<br />[] 4 Straw, cane, palm<br />[] 5 Others (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Zinc sheeting or planks
2 Tiles (such as cement, clay, and fibrocement)
3 Reinforced concrete slab
4 Straw, cane, or palm
5 Others
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
<svar v="BO92A037 BO92A038 BO92A039"><span class="h2">Predominant materials in the dwelling</span><br /><br />The next three questions refer to three parts of the dwelling: the walls, roof, and floors.<br /><br />In each case, mark the appropriate code for the predominant material in the dwelling.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BO92A038"><span class="h3">Question 4. Roof</span><br /><br /><span class="em">1. Corrugated iron or sheets [of metal].</span>When the majority of the roof is made of corrugated or flat metallic sheets.<br /><br /><span class="em">2. Tiles (cement, clay, fibro-cement, etc.).</span>Covering of flat or wavy plates made of cement, clay, or some similar material.<br /><br /><span class="em">3. Reinforced concrete slab.</span> When the building covering is made of cement and iron, generally in the form of a horizontal, inclined, or terraced sheet and which integrates the structure of the building.<br /><br /><span class="em">4. Straw, cane, or palm leaves.</span>Roof made with this type of vegetation. It is usually found in rural areas.<br /><br /><span class="em">5. Others.</span> Roof made with planks, boards, waste materials or other things. In this case, specify.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the roof material.
Universe
Bolivia 1992: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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