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Demographic and Health Survey 2008

Sierra Leone, 2008
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SLE_2008_DHS_v01_M
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Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL), Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS)
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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys
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Main wall material (hv214)

Data file: RECH2

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 24
End: 25
Width: 2
Range: 10 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
10 NATURAL
11 No walls
12 Cane / palm / trunks
13 Dirt
14 Mud Bricks
20 RUDIMENTARY
21 Bamboo with mud
22 Stone with mud
23 Uncovered adobe
24 Plywood
25 Cardboard
26 Reused wood
27 Clay blocks
28 Corrugated iron sheets
29 Tarpaulin
30 FINISHED
31 Cement
32 Stone with lime / cement
33 Bricks
34 Cement blocks
35 Covered adobe
36 Wood planks / shingles
96 OTHER
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.

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Notes
Main material of the walls. Individual codes are country-specific, but the major categories are standard.
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