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XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda - IPUMS Subset

Venezuela, 2001
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VEN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Unidad Técnica censal (UTC), IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Predominant construction material of roof(s) (VE2001A_ROOF)

Data file: VEN2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 206
End: 206
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="VE01A041">5. Predominant material of the roof<br /><div class="i1">[] <span class="lang">Platabanda</span> (a metal structure covered with roofing material or ready for creating a second/third story)<br />[] Clay tiles<br />[] Asphalt tiles<br />[] Metal sheeting [zinc and similar]<br />[] Asbestos and similar<br />[] Other (palm, boards, or similar)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Platabanda (a metal structure covered with roofing material or ready for creating a second/third story)
2 Clay tiles
3 Asphalt tiles
4 Metal sheeting (zinc and similar)
5 Asbestos and similar
6 Other (palms, boards, or similar)
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="VE01A041">The following materials are included for the roof:<br /><div class="i1">-- "<span class="em"><span class="lang">Platabanda</span></span>": Strip constructed with iron, cement, and usually, cement blocks, planks, long clay bricks or <span class="lang">tabelones</span> or bricks.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Tile</span>: Semicircle upper covering of baked mud placed in the upper part of "<span class="lang">platabanda</span>" [reinforced concrete] roofs, reed, or any other good quality construction material.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 31]</span><br /><div class="i1">-- <span class="em">Asphalt sheet</span>: Any sheet manufactured with asphalt materials covered in reflective materials.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Metallic sheet (corrugated iron and similar)</span>: Any metallic sheet used as a roof.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Asbestos and similar</span>: Mineral sheets of grayish color, used as a roof.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Other</span>: Poor quality or discarded/waste construction materials, such as palm, boards, or similar.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant construction material of roof(s).
Universe
Venezuela 2001: Permanently occupied private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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