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4th Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Rwanda, 2012
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RWA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Mode of household waste disposal (RW2012A_TRASH)

Data file: RWA2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 194
End: 194
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section H: Housing Units Characteristics</span></p>

<p>15. What is the main mode of household waste disposal used?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Compost dumping<br />[] 2 Private dust bins<br />[] 3 Public refuse dumps<br />[] 4 In the bush<br />[] 5 On the farm<br />[] 6 In a river/stream/drain/gutter<br />[] 7 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Compost dumping
2 Private dust bins
3 Public refuse dumps
4 In the bush
5 On the farms
6 In a river, stream, drain, or gutter
7 Other
9 Unknown
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 main mode of waste disposal for the household.
Universe
Rwanda 2012: All households

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Concept
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