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XVI Population Census and V Dwelling Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Honduras, 2001
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Reference ID
HND_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Jul 30, 2025
Last modified
Aug 01, 2025
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Predominant material of the roof (HN2001A_ROOF)

Data file: HND2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 213
End: 213
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. Information about the Dwelling</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Construction materials of the dwelling:</span></p>

<p>3. What is the predominant material of the roof?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Clay tile<br />[] 2 Asbestos Sheeting<br />[] 3 Zinc Sheeting<br />[] 4 Concrete<br />[] 5 Straw, palm, or similar<br />[] 6 Discarded materials<br />[] 7 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Clay tile
2 Asbestos sheeting
3 Zinc sheeting
4 Concrete
5 Straw, palm, or similar
6 Discarded materials
7 Other
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">Question 3: What is the predominant material of the roof of the dwelling?</span>
<br />If the construction material of the majority of the roof is visible, mark the answer through observation. If the opposite is the case, ask the question making emphasis that it is the material that is predominant in the construction.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates predominant construction material of the roof.
Universe
Honduras 2001: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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