National Census. Eighth Census of Population Fourth Census of Dwellings 2005 - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005

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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Primary construction material of the roof (NI2005A_0032)

Data file: NIC2005-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 158

End: 158

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

4. What is the predominant construction material of the roof?

[] 1 Zinc
[] 2 Plycem / Nicalit sheeting [sheeting of wood or other fiber]
[] 3 Clay or cement tiles
[] 4 Reinforced concrete panels
[] 5 Straw, palm and similar materials
[] 6 Rubble or discarded materials
[] 7 Other

Categories

Value	Category
1	Zinc
2	Plycem/Nicalit sheeting [sheeting of wood or other fiber]
3	Clay or cement tiles
4	Reinforced concrete panels
5	Straw, palm and similar materials
6	Rubble or discarded materials
7	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

Question 4. What is the predominant construction material of the roof?

The most important thing is to find out the roofing material that protects the majority of the dwelling, not the ceiling.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the primary construction material of the roof.

Universe

Private households with inhabitants present or hotel, boarding house and guest house

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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