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Population and Housing Census 1984 - IPUMS Subset

Ethiopia, 1984
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ETH_1984_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency, Minnesota Population Center
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Purpose of dwelling (ET1984A_0037)

Data file: ETH1984-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 130
End: 130
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
44. What is the purpose of the housing unit?

[] 1 Residential only
[] 2 Residential and establishment
Categories
Value Category
1 Residential only
2 Residential and establishment
3 Hotel
4 Other collective
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
Column 12 Purpose of the Housing Unit

For the housing unit registered in columns 9 - 11 its purpose as of the census date will be entered in this column. Type of purposes and their codes are given as follows.

1 = Residential only
2 = Residential and establishment
3 = Hotel
4 = Hostel
5 = Other collective
6 = Other establishment only
7 = Unoccupied
8 = Under construction


Definition of housing units by purpose and how to register them are given below.

1. Residential only: "Residential only" is entered in column 12 and "1" in card column 28 if the listed housing unit serves as residence of members of conventional households on the census date.
2. Residential and establishment: "Residential and establishment" is entered in column 12 and "2" in card column 28 if the listed housing unit serves as partly residential of members of conventional households and partly as establishment on the census date. Definition of establishment is given below. Note that Residential and Establishment does not include hotel, hostel and other collective.




1. Hotel: "Hotel" is entered in column 12 and "3" in card column 28 if the purpose the listed housing unit is only for hotel on the census date. Note that those living in the hotel as a household are enumerated as hotel guests not as conventional households.



Column 44: What is the purpose of the housing unit?

If the purpose of the housing unit is only for residential it is said for residential. However if it is partly residential and partly establishment it is semi-residential semi-establishment. For example if the people use their residence as a shop or for selling tella (local drink), or for weaving, etc. then the purpose of the house is said to be residential and establishment.

With regard to the purpose of the housing unit, the correct code from the following list of codes will be circled and entered in card column 32.

1 = Residential only
2 = Residential and establishment

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the purpose of dwelling.
Universe
Urban households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Group Quarters Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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