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National Population Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2001
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NPL_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Main source of drinking water (NP2001A_WATSRC)

Data file: NPL2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 209
End: 209
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NP01A041">1. What is the main source of drinking water for this household?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Tap (pipe)<br />[] 2 Well<br />[] 3 Tube well<br />[] 4 Spout water<br />[] 5 River/stream<br />[] 6 Other ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Tap (pipe)
2 Well
3 Tube well
4 Spout water
5 River/stream
6 Others
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
<svar a="all" v="NP01A041"><span class="em">Q.1: What is the main source of drinking water in the household?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1. Tap/Pipe<br />[] 2. Well<br />[] 3. Tube-well<br />[] 4. Spot water<br />[] 5. River/Stream<br />[] 6. Others</div><br /><br />The main source of drinking water in the household is defined as the source for cooking and drinking water in the household. Drinking and cooking water collection center must be understood as the major source of drinking water. The source of drinking water might be different for different places and purposes, and also could be different in different seasons. the source should be recorded as the usual source for the purpose of drinking.<br /><br />Some major sources of drinking water are tap/pipe, well, tube-well, etc. The source of drinking water and the water used for livestock and poultry may be same or different. The source of water used for livestock and poultry should not be mentioned.<br /><br />What might be the main source of drinking water and how this source could be understood is defined as follows.<br /><div class="i1">1. Tap (piped): if the source of water used for drinking is from high density metal or plastic pipe, managed by individual or public or both, then code 1 should be encircled to denote the tap (pipe) water.<br /><br />2. Well: if the source of water used for drinking is from a covered or uncovered well, then code 2 should be circled to denote the well.<br /><br />3. Tube-well: if the source of water used for drinking is from ground water like tube-well, rower pump, jet pump, then code 3 should be encircled to denote tube-well.<br /><br />4. Spout water: if the source of water used for drinking is from spout water, then code 4 should be encircled to denote spout water.<br /><br />5. River/stream: if the source of water used for drinking is from river, stream, or canal, then code 5 should be circled to denote river/stream.<br /><br />6. Others: If the source of water used for drinking is from another source than mentioned above, then encircle code 6 and specify the source of drinking water.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main source of drinking water for the household.
Universe
Nepal 2001: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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