[India] National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 - IPUMS Subset
India, 2015 - 2016
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Reference ID
IND_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Aug 15, 2018
Last modified
May 14, 2020
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Main material of outside walls of dwelling (B_WALL)
Data file: IND2015-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
459
End:
461
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
44) MAIN MATERIAL OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS. RECORD OBSERVATION.
NATURAL WALLS
NO WALLS 11
CANE/PALM/TRUNKS/BAMBOO 12
MUD 13
GRASS/REEDS/THATCH 14
RUDIMENTARY WALLS
BAMBOO WITH MUD 21
STONE WITH MUD 22
PLYWOOD 23
CARDBOARD 24
UNBURNT BRICK 25
RAW WOOD/REUSED WOOD 26
FINISHED WALLS
CEMENT/CONCRETE 31
STONE WITH LIME/CEMENT 32
BURNT BRICKS 33
CEMENT BLOCKS 34
WOOD PLANKS/SHINGLES 35
GI/METAL/ASBESTOS SHEETS 36
OTHER___(SPECIFY) 96
NATURAL WALLS
NO WALLS 11
CANE/PALM/TRUNKS/BAMBOO 12
MUD 13
GRASS/REEDS/THATCH 14
RUDIMENTARY WALLS
BAMBOO WITH MUD 21
STONE WITH MUD 22
PLYWOOD 23
CARDBOARD 24
UNBURNT BRICK 25
RAW WOOD/REUSED WOOD 26
FINISHED WALLS
CEMENT/CONCRETE 31
STONE WITH LIME/CEMENT 32
BURNT BRICKS 33
CEMENT BLOCKS 34
WOOD PLANKS/SHINGLES 35
GI/METAL/ASBESTOS SHEETS 36
OTHER___(SPECIFY) 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 376 | Metal, unspecified |
| 375 | Corrugated asbestos |
| 374 | Iron or zinc sheets |
| 292 | Unburnt brick with cement |
| 127 | Animal dung |
| 126 | Hay with mud |
| 241 | Trunks with mud |
| 000 | No walls |
| 100 | NATURAL |
| 110 | Cane/palm/trunks/grass/sticks |
| 111 | Cane/palm/trunks |
| 112 | Cane/trunks |
| 113 | Cane/trunks/bamboo/reeds |
| 114 | Palm branches |
| 115 | Sticks |
| 116 | Shells |
| 120 | Earth/mud/dirt/dung |
| 121 | Unbaked brick, mud, or earth |
| 122 | Earth |
| 123 | Mud |
| 124 | Mud, dung |
| 125 | Dirt |
| 130 | Thatch/mat/leaves/straw/reeds |
| 131 | Grass |
| 132 | Thatch or straw |
| 200 | RUDIMENTARY |
| 210 | Bamboo with mud |
| 211 | Bamboo/wood with mud |
| 212 | Bamboo |
| 220 | Stone with mud |
| 230 | Rough wood |
| 231 | Plywood |
| 232 | Reused wood |
| 233 | Timber |
| 234 | Wood/metal planks |
| 240 | Poles and mud |
| 250 | Tin/cardboard/paper/bags |
| 251 | Cardboard |
| 252 | Carton |
| 260 | Uncovered adobe |
| 270 | Corrugated metal |
| 280 | Canvas/tent |
| 300 | FINISHED |
| 310 | Cement/concrete |
| 311 | Semi-dur (cement and sand blocks) |
| 320 | Bricks |
| 321 | Finished/burnt bricks |
| 322 | Burnt bricks with mud |
| 323 | Burnt bricks with cement |
| 324 | Sundried bricks |
| 330 | Cement blocks |
| 340 | Wood planks/shingles |
| 341 | Wood and grass |
| 350 | Stone |
| 351 | Stone with lime/cement |
| 360 | Covered adobe |
| 370 | Other finished |
| 371 | Metal or asbestos sheets |
| 400 | OTHER |
| 998 | Missing |
| 996 | Non-resident |
| 290 | Unburnt bricks |
| 373 | T-iron/wood/brick |
| 372 | Tin |
| 377 | Prefab |
| 291 | Unburnt brick and plaster |
| 999 | 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
WALL (HV214) reports the main material of the outside walls of the dwelling. Response categories vary widely across surveys but fall into broad groups (i.e., natural materials, rudimentary processed materials, and finished materials). See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Housing Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |