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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Philippines, 1990
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PHL_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistics Office, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Garbage disposal (PH1990A_GARBAGE)

Data file: PHL1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 227
End: 227
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PH90A046"><span class="em">H10. Usual Manner of Garbage Disposal</span><br /><br />How does this household usually dispose of its kitchen garbage such as left-over food, peelings of fruits and vegetables, fish and chicken entrails, etc.<br /><br />___ Enter code<br /><br /><div class="i1">1 Picked up by garbage truck<br />2 Dumping in individual pit (not burned)<br />3 Burning<br />4 Composting (later used as fertilizer)<br />5 Burying<br />6 Feeding to animals<br />7 __ Others, specify</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Picked up by truck
2 Dumping in pit
3 Burning
4 Composting
5 Burying
6 Feeding to animals
7 Others
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the usual manner the household disposes its kitchen garbage.
Universe
Philippines 1990: All households

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