2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Botswana, 2011
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Reference ID
BWA_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- BWA2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- BWA2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Toilet facility (BW2011A_TOILET)
Data file: BWA2011_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
208
End:
209
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">E. Household Information</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Housing unit</span></p>
<p>Toilet facility
<br />15. What type of toilet facility is used by this household?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Exclusive use</div><div class="i2">[] 11 Flush toilet<br />[] 12 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />[] 13 Pit latrine<br />[] 14 Dry compost (e.g. enviro-loo)</div><div class="i1">[] 2 Shared</div><div class="i2">[] 21 Flush toilet<br />[] 22 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />[] 23 Pit latrine<br />[] 24 Dry compost (e.g. enviro-loo)</div><div class="i1">[] 3 Communal</div><div class="i2">[] 31 Flush toilet<br />[] 32 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />[] 33 Pit latrine<br />[] 34 Dry compost (enviro-loo)</div><div class="i1">[] 4 Neighbor's</div><div class="i2">[] 41 Flush toilet<br />[] 42 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />[] 43 Pit latrine<br />[] 44 Dry compost (e.g. enviro-loo)</div><div class="i1">[] 50 None</div>
<p><span class="em">Housing unit</span></p>
<p>Toilet facility
<br />15. What type of toilet facility is used by this household?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Exclusive use</div><div class="i2">[] 11 Flush toilet<br />[] 12 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />[] 13 Pit latrine<br />[] 14 Dry compost (e.g. enviro-loo)</div><div class="i1">[] 2 Shared</div><div class="i2">[] 21 Flush toilet<br />[] 22 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />[] 23 Pit latrine<br />[] 24 Dry compost (e.g. enviro-loo)</div><div class="i1">[] 3 Communal</div><div class="i2">[] 31 Flush toilet<br />[] 32 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />[] 33 Pit latrine<br />[] 34 Dry compost (enviro-loo)</div><div class="i1">[] 4 Neighbor's</div><div class="i2">[] 41 Flush toilet<br />[] 42 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />[] 43 Pit latrine<br />[] 44 Dry compost (e.g. enviro-loo)</div><div class="i1">[] 50 None</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Own flush toilet |
| 12 | Own ventilated improved pit latrine |
| 13 | Own pit latrine |
| 14 | Own dry compost (enviro-loo) |
| 21 | Shared flush toilet |
| 22 | Shared ventilated improved pit latrine |
| 23 | Shared pit latrine |
| 24 | Shared dry compost (enviro-loo) |
| 31 | Communal flush toilet |
| 32 | Communal ventilated improved pit latrine |
| 33 | Communal pit latrine |
| 34 | Communal dry compost (enviro-loo) |
| 41 | Neighbor's flush toilet |
| 42 | Neighbor's ventilated improved pit latrine |
| 43 | Neighbor's pit latrine |
| 44 | Neighbor's dry compost |
| 50 | None |
| 99 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
195. Column E15: Toilet facility
<br />Q. What type of toilet is used by this household?</p>
<div class="i1">1. Own<br />2. Shared<br />3. Communal<br />4. Neighbor<br />50. None</div><div class="i2">-1. Flush toilet<br />-2. Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />-3. Pit latrine<br />-4. Dry compost</div><p>An Own toilet is one, which has been built by a private household for its use. A toilet which is used by more than one household in the lolwapa/dwelling is still Own. They may share it with neighboring household(s) by private arrangement. If the toilet facility is Own and flush toilet, circle 1 for own and -1 for flush toilet as appropriate.</p>
<p>A communal toilet is one built by the community or local authorities for use by members of the public. If the toilet facility is communal and it is Pit Latrine, circle 3 for Communal and 3 for Pit Latrine as appropriate.
<br />Q. What type of toilet is used by this household?</p>
<div class="i1">1. Own<br />2. Shared<br />3. Communal<br />4. Neighbor<br />50. None</div><div class="i2">-1. Flush toilet<br />-2. Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)<br />-3. Pit latrine<br />-4. Dry compost</div><p>An Own toilet is one, which has been built by a private household for its use. A toilet which is used by more than one household in the lolwapa/dwelling is still Own. They may share it with neighboring household(s) by private arrangement. If the toilet facility is Own and flush toilet, circle 1 for own and -1 for flush toilet as appropriate.</p>
<p>A communal toilet is one built by the community or local authorities for use by members of the public. If the toilet facility is communal and it is Pit Latrine, circle 3 for Communal and 3 for Pit Latrine as appropriate.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facility used by the household.
Universe
Botswana 2011: Private households [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |