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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
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Construction material of roof (PH1990A_ROOF)

Data file: PHL1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 204
End: 204
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PH90A027"><span class="em">B2. Construction Material of the Roof</span><br /><br />___ Enter code<br /><br /><div class="i1">1 Galvanized Iron/Aluminum<br />2 Tile/Concrete/Clay tile<br />3 Half galvanized iron and half concrete<br />4 Wood<br />5 Coson/Nipa/Anahaw<br />6 Asbestos<br />7 Makeshift/Salvaged/Improvised materials<br />8 Others, specify __</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Galvanized iron or aluminium
2 Tile, concrete, clay tile
3 Part galvanized iron and part concrete
4 Wood (includes bamboo)
5 Cogon, nipa, anahaw
6 Asbestos
7 Makeshift, salvaged, or improvised materials
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the construction material of the roof.
Universe
Philippines 1990: All households

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