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Censos Nacionales. III de Vivienda – VII de Población 1973 - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 1973
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CRI_1973_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, Minnesota Population Center
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Condition of the dwelling (CR1973A_0023)

Data file: CRI1973-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 159
End: 159
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
6. Condition

[] 1 Good
[] 2 Fair
[] 3 Poor
Categories
Value Category
1 Good
2 Fair
3 Poor
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
4.8.- Question 6.- Condition

[Below the text is a filled out form.]


4.8.1.- Good: A dwelling in good condition to be inhabited, and that does not show apparent flaws.

4.8.2.- Fair: A dwelling that requires repairs of some importance, by damages or lack of floor, ceiling, or defects in the walls or roofs.

4.8.3- Bad: is a dwelling that is found to be very deteriorated by a sunken or cracked base, cracked collapsing walls with holes or, deteriorated or unsafe roofs, foundations in a bad state, etc.

Also to be considered is the case of an inadequate dwelling having discarded materials used in the foundation, walls or roof.

Therefore, the general criteria for classifying a dwelling as bad will be that such building should be totally eliminated or substituted.

A hovel is a dwelling in a bad state.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the condition of the dwelling.
Universe
Occupied private dwellings

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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