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2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Greece, 2011
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GRC_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Hellenic Statistical Authority, El.STAT., IPUMS
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Water supply system (GR2011A_WATSUP)

Data file: GRC2011_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 218
End: 218
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Amenities of conventional dwelling or other living quarters<br />[Questions 5 through 12 were asked of all households] </span></p>

<p>8. Water supply system.</p>
<div class="i1">A. Piped water in the housing unit</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Public<br />[] 2 Private</div><div class="i1">B. Piped water outside the housing unit</div><div class="i2">[] 3 Public<br />[] 4 Private</div><div class="i1">[] 5 No piped water available</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Piped public water in the housing unit
2 Piped private water in the housing unit
3 Piped public water outside the housing unit
4 Piped private water outside the housing unit
5 No piped water available
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Questions 8 Water Supply</span> </p>
<div class="i1">[Omitted question 8 as in the form]<br />This question refers to the water used by the household, whether drinking or not. Only one answer should be given.<br />[] When there is a fountain [plumbing] in the house, connected with mains water, answer with X.<br />[] In case 2 when there is a fountain in the house and is connected to a private network, answer with X.<br />[] In cases 3 and 4 you will answer with an X if the tap is outside the house but within shared plot of the building, in the yard or on land and depending on whether it is connected to the public [3] or private [4] network. <br />[] In case 5 you will answer with an X if the faucet is on the road, the pavement, the square and, in general, outside the plot. Including the water supply from wells or natural fountain, river, stream or lake [without network] or cistern tank.<br />It is considered that there is mains water, when the water reaches the house with pipes, supervised and controlled by a carrier, e.g. EYDAP, OUTH, municipality etc. The network may be public, cooperative or private enterprise.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether there is a water supply system, and if there is, the source and the location of the water supply system. The variable indicates whether the system is inside the dwelling and whether it is from public network or from a private system.
Universe
Greece 2011: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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