Population and Housing census 1999 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1999

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KEN_1999_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Sewage dispose (KE1999A_0019)

Data file: KEN1999-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 125

End: 125

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

H-17. Main type of human waste disposal:

[] 1. Main sewer
[] 2. Septic tank
[] 3. Cess pool
[] 4. Pit latrine
[] 5. Bucket latrine
[] 6. Bush
[] 7. Other

Categories

Value	Category
1	Main sewer
2	Septic-tank
3	Cess-pool
4	Pit-latrine
5	Bucket-latrine
6	Bush
7	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

Column H17: Main type of human waste disposal

110. In column H17 ask, "where do members of this household dispose of human waste?" Code the answers according to the 'categories given below e.g. code 4 for pit latrine, 3 for cesspool etc. Sewage is the liquid waste matter drained away from the structure for disposal.
The categories of main type of sewage disposal are:

Main sewer
Means the sewage liquid waste from the structure is drained by pipes into a main trunk sewer line. This type of sewage disposal is common in main urban centers like Nairobi, Mombasa etc.

Septic tank
Is a tank into which an individual household's sewage is conveyed and Remains there until it is emptied. Examples of septic tanks are found in urban areas, where the tank is often located within the compound where you find dwelling structures.

Bucket latrine
This is a bucket placed in a residential area used for human excreta. It is emptied occasionally. This type of waste disposal is now rare but can still be found in urban residential estates.

Cess pool
Is a pool where liquid waste is drained into communally from the dwelling units until it is emptied.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates main type of sewage disposal for the household.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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