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2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2012
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Reference ID
TZA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Metadata
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Type of roof (TZ2012A_ROOF)

Data file: TZA2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 207
End: 207
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">G. Housing conditions and ownership of assets </span></p>

<p>43. What are the main roofing materials used for the main building of this household? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Iron sheets <br />[] 2 Tiles <br />[] 3 Concrete <br />[] 4 Asbestos <br />[] 5 Grass / leaves <br />[] 6 Mud and leaves <br />[] 7 Plastics / box <br />[] 8 Tent</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Iron sheets
2 Tiles
3 Concrete
4 Asbestos
5 Grass or leaves
6 Mud and leaves
7 Plastics or box
8 Tent
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
The variable indicates the type of roof of the dwelling.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: All households

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Concept
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