National Census of Housing and Population 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Bolivia, 1992

Reference ID

BOL_1992_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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Apr 20, 2011

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Roof material (BO1992A_0038)

Data file: BOL1992-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 153

End: 153

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

4. Roof

[Question 4 was asked of persons in occupied private dwellings, per Questions 1 and 2.]

[] 1 Zinc sheeting or planks
[] 2 Tiles (cement, clay, fibrocement, etc.)
[] 3 Reinforced concrete slab
[] 4 Straw, cane, palm
[] 5 Others (specify) ____

Categories

Value	Category
1	Zinc sheeting or planks
2	Tiles (such as cement, clay, and fibrocement)
3	Reinforced concrete slab
4	Straw, cane, or palm
5	Others
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

Predominant materials in the dwelling

The next three questions refer to three parts of the dwelling: the walls, roof, and floors.

In each case, mark the appropriate code for the predominant material in the dwelling.

Question 4. Roof

1. Corrugated iron or sheets [of metal].When the majority of the roof is made of corrugated or flat metallic sheets.

2. Tiles (cement, clay, fibro-cement, etc.).Covering of flat or wavy plates made of cement, clay, or some similar material.

3. Reinforced concrete slab. When the building covering is made of cement and iron, generally in the form of a horizontal, inclined, or terraced sheet and which integrates the structure of the building.

4. Straw, cane, or palm leaves.Roof made with this type of vegetation. It is usually found in rural areas.

5. Others. Roof made with planks, boards, waste materials or other things. In this case, specify.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the roof material.

Universe

Private, occupied dwellings

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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