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1990 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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Reference ID
TTO_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Aug 01, 2025
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Toilet shared or not (TT1990A_TOILSHAR)

Data file: TTO1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 146
End: 146
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Characteristics of the dwelling unit occupied by household</span></p>

<p>Interviewer: A dwelling unit must have a separate entrance and not be accessed or entered through someone else's living arrangements.</p>

<p>41(b). Are these facilities?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Shared<br />[] 2 Not shared<br />[] 3 Not applicable<br />[] 4 Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Shared
2 Not shared
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">Characteristics of the dwelling unit </span></p>

<p>Question 41[a] type of toilet facilities </p>
<div class="i1">-Pit <br />This describes the type of toilet facility available to the household as being pit or latrine. This toilet facility is not water-borne. <br />-W.C. linked to sewer <br />This toilet facility is flush or water closet which fills from a piped water supply and empties into a sewerage disposal system. <br />-W.C not linked to sewer <br />This toilet facility is water-borne and empties into a septic tank or an absorption pit [soak-away]. <br />-Other <br />This category refers to all types of toilet facilities not described above. <br />-None <br />Applies if no toilet facilities are available to the household on the premises. Immediately after such an entry is made, question 41[b], box [8] must be ticked to indicate that the question does not apply.</div><p>Question 41[b] - Are facilities shared or not shared? </p>
<div class="i1">[1] Shared <br />[2] Not shared <br />[8] Not applicable <br />Remember to tick box [8] where no toilet facilities exist.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the toilet is shared.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1990: All households

concept

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