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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
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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  • NIC1971_PHC-H-H.dat
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Bathroom facilities (NI1971A_BATHROOM)

Data file: NIC1971_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 206
End: 206
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI71A040"><span class="em">10. Bath</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Bath connected to sewer system, irrigation channel or septic tank</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Exclusive use<br />[] 2 Shared use</div><br /><div class="i1">Bath with no wastewater connection</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 3 Exclusive use<br />[] 4 Shared use</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 5 None</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Bathroom connected to sewer, pump, or septic tank, exclusive use
2 Bathroom connected to sewer, pump, or septic tank, shared use
3 Bathroom with no wastewater connection, exclusive use
4 Bathroom with no wastewater connection, shared use
5 None
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="NI71A040"><span class="em">Question #10</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Bathroom</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to carry out the investigation</span><br />It should be asked if the dwelling has a bathroom; it should also be asked if it is for <span class="em">exclusive</span> or <span class="em">common</span> use and if it is connected to a sewer, drain, or septic tank.<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the data</span><br />The box corresponding to the type of bathroom and whether it is for exclusive or common use is marked with an "X".</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 32]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">If the dwelling does not have a bathroom, box 5 "<span class="em">Does not have</span>" is marked. Only one box is marked.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Example:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 10 on the census form]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of bathroom facilities.
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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