XV National Population and IV Housing Census 1985 - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1985 - 1986

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Reference ID

COL_1985_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Floor material (CO1985A_0012)

Data file: COL1985-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 124

End: 124

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

III. Information about the dwelling

Complete 11, 12, 13, and 14 by observation (in case of doubt, ask).

14. Principal material in the floors.

[] 2 Wood
[] 4 Cement or brick tiles, synthetic material
[] 6 Dirt

Categories

Value	Category
1	Wood
2	Cement or brick tiles,synthetic material
3	Dirt
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

Section III. Dwelling information

The first four questions (numbers 11, 12, 13 and 14) are responded to by observation, the remaining should be asked to the interviewed person.

In case of doubt, ask.

Question No. 14 Predominant material in the floors

(Filled out by observation)

[Below the text is a form.]

Mark "x" in the corresponding box.

If the floors of a dwelling are made of materials of many classes, mark the one that predominates (for example, the class of material that exists in the majority of the rooms).

Examples of synthetic materials are rubber and vinyl.

If the floors are covered, ask if the rug that is placed over a floor is of wood, cement, tile, rubber, etc and mark the alternative that corresponds.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of floor material.

Universe

Occupied households with people present

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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