Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset
Kenya, 2014
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Reference ID
KEN_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Aug 15, 2018
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May 14, 2020
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Main material of roof (H_ROOF)
Data file: KEN2014-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
240
End:
242
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
115) MAIN MATERIAL OF THE ROOF. RECORD OBSERVATION.
NATURAL ROOFING
NO ROOF 11
THATCH/GRASS/MAKUTI 12
DUNG/MUD/SOD 13
RUDIMENTARY ROOFING
IRON SHEETS 21
TIN CANS 22
FINISHED ROOFING
ASBESTOS SHEET 31
CONCRETE 32
TILES 33
OTHER________ 96
NATURAL ROOFING
NO ROOF 11
THATCH/GRASS/MAKUTI 12
DUNG/MUD/SOD 13
RUDIMENTARY ROOFING
IRON SHEETS 21
TIN CANS 22
FINISHED ROOFING
ASBESTOS SHEET 31
CONCRETE 32
TILES 33
OTHER________ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 126 | Mud and hay |
| 118 | Sticks/sticks with mud or dung |
| 333 | Reinforced brick cement |
| 996 | Non-resident |
| 000 | No roof |
| 100 | NATURAL |
| 110 | Thatch/palm leaf/grass/makuti |
| 111 | Thatch/palm leaf |
| 112 | Grass, thatch |
| 113 | Grass, thatch, makuti |
| 114 | Thatch |
| 115 | Thatch/mat/leaves |
| 116 | Leaves |
| 117 | Grass/leaves/mud |
| 120 | Earth |
| 121 | Mud |
| 122 | Dung, mud |
| 123 | Earth, mud |
| 124 | Sod |
| 125 | Sod/mud and grass mixture |
| 130 | Straw |
| 200 | RUDIMENTARY |
| 210 | Rustic mat |
| 211 | Rustic mat, plastic sheets |
| 220 | Plastic/polythene sheet |
| 230 | Palm/bamboo |
| 231 | Palm, bamboo, grass |
| 232 | Reed, bamboo |
| 240 | Wood planks |
| 241 | Wooden tiles, planks |
| 242 | Wood, mulch |
| 250 | Cardboard |
| 260 | Rudimentary - metal |
| 261 | Tin cans |
| 262 | Iron sheets |
| 270 | Other rudimentary |
| 271 | Mobile roofs of nomads |
| 272 | Skin |
| 300 | FINISHED |
| 310 | Metal |
| 311 | Metal, zinc |
| 312 | Corrugated metal sheet, asbestos |
| 313 | Corrugated iron |
| 314 | Tin |
| 315 | Asbetos |
| 320 | Wood |
| 330 | Cement/concrete |
| 331 | Cement |
| 332 | Concrete |
| 340 | Tiles |
| 341 | Ceramic tiles |
| 342 | Iron and tiles |
| 343 | Tiles/slate |
| 344 | Mud tiles |
| 345 | Ceramic tiles, harvey (steel) tiles |
| 350 | Cement fiber |
| 351 | Calamine/cement fiber |
| 352 | Asbestos, cement fiber |
| 353 | Zinc/cement fiber |
| 360 | Roofing shingles |
| 370 | Bricks |
| 371 | Unburnt bricks |
| 372 | Burnt brick |
| 380 | Stone |
| 381 | Loosely packed stone |
| 382 | Stone slabs |
| 383 | Slate |
| 400 | OTHER |
| 998 | Missing |
| 273 | Waste materials |
| 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
ROOF (HV215) reports the main material of the roof 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 |