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The 2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Cuba, 2012
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CUB_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Office of Statistics of the Republic of Cuba, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Exterior walls main material (CU2012A_WALLS)

Data file: CUB2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 185
End: 185
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>5. What is the main material in the home's...</p>
<div class="i1">(Only mark one per subsection)</div><div class="i1">C) the exterior walls?</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Concrete, brick, or blocks<br />[] 2 Wood<br />[] 3 Adobe or mud<br />[] 4 Palm planks<br />[] 5 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Concrete, brick, or blocks
2 Wood
3 Adobe or mud
4 Palm planks
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 main material of the exterior walls.
Universe
Cuba 2012: Private households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.1%]

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