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XV National Population and IV Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1985 - 1986
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Reference ID
COL_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Water source (CO1985A_WATSRC)

Data file: COL1985_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 193
End: 193
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CO85A022"><span class="em">24. What is the source of the drinking water for this dwelling?</span><br /><div class="i1">(Mark only the main source)<br /><br />[] 1 Aqueduct, public pipe<br />[] 2 Well, cistern<br />[] 3 From a river, spring, canal<br />[] 4 Tanked in by car or truck<br />[] 5 From rainwater</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Aqueduct, public pipe
2 Well, cistern
3 From a river, spring, canal
4 Tanked in by car or truck
5 From rainwater
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
<svar a="all" v="CO85A022"><span class="em">Question No. 24 Where does drinking water come from?</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Mark the corresponding box.<br /><br />If many sources exist mark only the principal.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates how the residence gets water.
Universe
Colombia 1985: Occupied households with people present [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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