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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Philippines, 1990
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PHL_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Toilet facilities (PH1990A_TOILET)

Data file: PHL1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 226
End: 226
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PH90A045"><span class="em">H9. Kind of Toilet Facility</span><br /><br />What type of toilet facility does this household use?<br /><br />___ Enter code<br /><br /><div class="i1">1 Water-sealed, sewer/septic tank, used exclusively by the household<br />2 Water-sealed, sewer/septic tank, shared with other households<br />3 Water-sealed, other depository, used exclusively by the household<br />4 Water-sealed, other depository, shared with other households<br />5 Closed pit (without a water-sealed bowl and the depository is constructed usually of large circular tubes made of concrete or clay covered on top and has a small opening: antipolo, etc.)<br />6 Open pit (same as closed pit but without covering)<br />7 Others (pail system, etc.)<br />8 None</div><br /><br />Water-sealed bowls are those where after water is flushed or poured into the bowl, a small amount of water is left and seals the bottom of the bowl from the pipe leading to the depository.<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Septic tank- own use
2 Septic tank- share
3 Other depository- own use
4 Other depository- share
5 Closed pit
6 Open pit
7 Others
8 None
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the kind of toilet facility the household uses.
Universe
Philippines 1990: All households

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Concept
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