General Census of Population and Housing 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 1987

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Reference ID

MLI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Bureau of the Census, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Source of water (ML1987A_0052)

Data file: MLI1987-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 141

End: 141

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

7. Source of water

[] Tap
[] Deep well / shallow well
[] River, stream, spring
[] Public tap / public well
[] Other type

Categories

Value	Category
1	Tap
2	Deep well, shallow well
3	River, stream, spring
4	Public fountain
5	Other type
9	Unknown

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

7. Water Supply

This question should be reported for each household. The most important thing is to determine the household's water supply. This may be through the public water supply system (public tap, well, public reservoir) or a private source such as a well or a natural source (river, spring, etc.). The water supply is determined by coverage of essential water needs for cooking and laundry, and not just for bathing. Ask the head of head of household the following question: "How is the household supplied with water?"

Example 1: The household is provided with water through a public well with a pump Record the answer as follows:
Question 7 - Water Supply:

[] Public tap
[x] Well
[] Fountain
[] River
[] Spring
[] Other

Example 2: The household is supplied with water from a public tap in the street.
Question 7 - Water Supply:

[x] Public tap
[] Well
[] Fountain
[] River
[] Spring
[] Other

Description

Definition

This variable identifies the source of water of each household.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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