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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 1991
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Reference ID
BWA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Material used for construction of the floor (BW1991A_FLOOR)

Data file: BWA1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 202
End: 202
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section E</span>
<br /><span class="em">[Housing]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">(Circle response)</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Ask for the material used for the construction of this housing unit (if <span class="lang">Lolwapa</span>, take main house)</span></p>

<p>14. Material used for construction of the floor</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Stones/tiles/cement <br />[] 2 Wood <br />[] 3 Mud <br />[] Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Stone, tiles or cement
2 Wood
3 Mud
4 Other
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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
<span class="em">Column E14: Floor</span></p>

<p>Observe the material of construction for the floor and circle the appropriate code:</p>
<div class="i1">1 Stone/Tiles/Cement<br />2 Wood<br />3 Mud<br />Other (specify)</div><p>If none of the above applies, write the name of the material in the space below the codes.</p>

<p>In the sample questionnaire in paragraph 139, the roof is made of thatch (4 is circled in column E12), the walls are made of mud and reeds (code 6 is circled in E13) and the floor is mud (code 3 in E14).

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the material used for construction of the housing unit's floor.
Universe
Botswana 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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