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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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Occupancy status of the dwelling (VE2001A_OCCUP)

Data file: VEN2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 204
End: 204
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="VE01A039">2. Condition of occupancy<br /><div class="i1">[] Occupied with the inhabitants present<br />[] Occupied with the inhabitants absent<br />[] Unoccupied (end of the interview)<br />[] Under construction (end of the interview)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Occupied
2 Unoccupied
3 Under construction
4 Seasonal (occasional)
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="VE01A039"><span class="h3">1.2 Occupancy:</span><br /><br />Occupancy is the functional relationship of habitability that is established in the family dwelling. The following categories are considered:<br /><br /><span class="em">Occupied:</span><br /><br />--<span class="ital">With present occupants</span>: When the persons who reside in the dwelling are present at the time of enumeration.<br /><br />-- <span class="ital">With absent occupants</span>: When there are indications that persons reside in the dwelling but no one is present at the time of enumeration.<br /><br />Such indications can be: The existence of curtains in the windows, interior lights turned on, furniture in internal areas, clothes hanging in the patio, the presence of domestic animals, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Unoccupied:</span><br /><br />When no one in the dwelling responds and it is verified through the neighbors that no one lives there.<br /><br />-- <span class="ital">Under construction</span>: When the dwelling is in the process of being built, and is almost finished, meaning that there are at least doors and windows at the time of enumeration.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the occupancy status of the dwelling.
Universe
Venezuela 2001: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Technical Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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