Population and Housing census 1999 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1999

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Reference ID

KEN_1999_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Roof material (KE1999A_0015)

Data file: KEN1999-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 119

End: 119

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

H-13. Roof

[] 1. Corrugated iron sheet
[] 2. Tiles
[] 3. Concrete
[] 4. Asbestos sheets
[] 5. Grass
[] 6. Makuti
[] 7. Tin
[] 8. Other

Categories

Value	Category
1	Corrugated Iron sheets
2	Tiles
3	Concrete
4	Asbestos-sheets
5	Grass
6	Makuti
7	Tin
8	Other
9	Unknown

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

Columns H13-15: Construction materials of the main dwelling unit.

Code in column H13 the construction materials used to build the roof e.g. code "1" for roof with corrugated iron sheets, "4" for Asbestos sheets etc. Tiles include clay, wooden tiles, fibre and cement, etc.

106.Code in column H14 the construction materials used to build the walls e.g. code "3" for mud/wood etc.

107. Code in column H15 the construction material used to build the floor e.g. code "1" for cement, "4" for earth, "3" for wood, "1" tiles. Tiles include wooden tiles. Wood means wooden planks.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the dominant construction material of the roof in the main dwelling unit.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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