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1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971
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NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Roof (NI1971A_ROOF)

Data file: NIC1971_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

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

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI71A036"><span class="em">6. In the roof of the building</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Metal sheet (zinc, etc.)<br />[] 2 Clay tile<br />[] 3 Asbestos-cement<br />[] 4 Concrete tile<br />[] 5 Straw, palm<br />[] 6 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Metal sheet (zinc, etc.)
2 Clay tile
3 Asbestos-cement (tile or sheet)
4 Concrete building-block
5 Straw/palm
6 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
<svar a="all" v="NI71A035 NI71A036 NI71A037"><span class="em">Questions #5, 6, and 7</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Predominant construction materials</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to carry out the investigation</span><br />This topic refers to the type of materials used most in the construction of the <span class="em">exterior walls</span>, the <span class="em">roof</span>, as well as the material that covers most of the <span class="em">floor</span> of the dwelling.<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the data</span><br />An "X" is marked in one of the boxes according to the predominant material used: in the walls (question 5), in the roof (question 6), and in the floor (question 7) of the dwelling. Only one box is marked for each question.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Example</span>:</div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of questions 5, 6, and 7 on the census form]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates predominant material of roof.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: Private occupied households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%, type II 0.1%]

concept

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