General Population Census VIII Homes IV and Housing VI 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Uruguay, 2011

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Reference ID

URY_2011_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Sep 24, 2014

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Sewage disposal (UY2011A_0048)

Data file: URY2011-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 168

End: 168

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Sanitary Service

8. Removal of waste occurs via. . . (HogSH03)

[] 1 General tubing
[] 2 Septic tank, cesspit
[] 3 Piping towards gutter/stream
[] 4 Other (surface, hole in ground)

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	General network
2	Septic tank, cesspit
3	Piped towards gutter or stream
4	Other (surface, hole in ground)
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

Removal of waste occurs via:

Select the option according to the informant's response

General network: there should be a connection to the general sanitation network.
Septic tank, cesspit: This deals with specific constructions, where the water serving the dwelling is discharged for its final disposal.
Piping towards gutter/stream: This mode of sanitary elimination service tends to present itself in the irregular settlements.
Other (surface, hole in ground): Whichever type of evacuation not contemplated in the previous options.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of sewage disposal in the dwelling.

Universe

Private occupied households with a bathroom

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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