1984 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia - IPUMS Subset

Ethiopia, 1984

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ETH_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Main construction material of dwelling (ET1984A_MATERIAL)

Data file: ETH1984_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 169

End: 170

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

42. What is the major material used for the construction of the housing unit?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Wood and thatch wall and thatch roof<br />[] 1 Wood and mud wall and thatch roof<br />[] 2 Wood and mud wall and wood and mud roof<br />[] 3 Wood and mud wall and corrugated iron roof<br />[] 4 Stone wall and thatch roof<br />[] 5 Stone wall and corrugated iron roof<br />[] 6 Stone wall and wood, mud and thatch roof<br />[] 7 Stone wall and wood, stone, mud and thatch roof<br />[] 8 Other ____</div>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Wood and thatch wall and thatch roof
02	Wood and mud wall and thatch roof
03	Wood and mud wall and wood and mud roof
04	Wood and mud wall and corrugated iron roof
05	Stone wall and thatch roof
06	Stone wall and corrugated iron roof
07	Stone wall and wood, mud, and thatch roof
08	Stone wall and wood, stone, mud, and thatch roof
09	Other
98	Unknown
99	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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the main construction material of the dwelling.

Universe

Ethiopia 1984: Rural households [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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