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The 2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Cuba, 2012
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Reference ID
CUB_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Office of Statistics of the Republic of Cuba, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Garbage disposal (CU2012A_TRASH)

Data file: CUB2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 197
End: 197
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section III. Private housing data</span>
<br />[Applies to questions 1-16]</p>

<p>12. How is garbage normally disposed of in the home?</p>
<div class="i1">(Only mark one)<br /><br />[] 1 Pick-up at home<br />[] 2 Emptied into a container or public receptacle<br />[] 3 Dumped in a landfill or common area<br />[] 4 Burned<br />[] 5 Buried<br />[] 6 Removed in another way</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Pick-up at home
2 Emptied into a container or public receptacle
3 Dumped in a landfill or common area
4 Burned
5 Buried
6 Removed in another way
8 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the methods of garbage disposal.
Universe
Cuba 2012: Private households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.1%]

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Concept
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