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2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Romania, 2011
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Reference ID
ROU_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics (NIS), IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Jul 30, 2025
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Wall material (RO2011A_WALL)

Data file: ROU2011_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 221
End: 221
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Questions 25-29 are to be answered only if at least one conventional dwelling in the building</span></p>

<p>28 Construction materials of the building's outer walls</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Reinforce concrete<br />[] 2 Prefabricated units<br /><br />Masonry of brick, stone or substitute (gas-formed concrete), with floors of<br /><br />[] 3 Reinforced concrete (iron beams)<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Wood (beams, boards etc.)<br />[] 6 Framework, adobe<br />[] 7 Other materials (fiberboard, OSB, glass, etc.)<br />[] 8 Mixed Materials</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Brick, stone, or substitutes (dividing panels made of reinforced concrete)
3 Brick, stone, or substitutes (dividing panels made of wood)
4 Reinforced concrete, pre-cast concrete panels, or steel skeleton framed concrete
5 Adobe
6 Mixed material
7 Other material
8 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 primary material used in the construction of the dwelling's outer walls.
Universe
Romania 2011: All households

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