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XI Population Census and VI Housing Census of 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Guatemala, 2002
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GTM_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Floor material (GT2002A_FLOOR)

Data file: GTM2002_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 190
End: 190
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2"> Chapter II. Characteristics of the place of habitation </span></p>

<p>[Question 5 and chapters 3 to 6 are asked of occupied dwellings with people present]</p>

<p><span class="em">5. What is the predominant flooring material?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Ceramic tile<br />[] 2 Cement bricks<br />[] 3 Clay bricks<br />[] 4 Cement slab (<span class="lang">torta de cemento</span>)<br />[] 5 Parquet<br />[] 6 Wood<br />[] 7 Dirt<br />[] 8 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Ceramic tile
2 Cement bricks
3 Clay bricks
4 Concrete slab
5 Parquet
6 Wood
7 Earth
8 Other
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="h3">Part 2: Dwelling characteristics</span></p>

<p>This section contains questions and answers for the dwelling characteristics and should only be asked of the first household (household 01) in each dwelling. For unoccupied dwellings, only fill out questions 1-4 of this section and then go to another premise.</p>

<p><span class="em">5. Main material of the floors</span>
<br />Ask, "What is the main material of the floors of this dwelling?"</p>

<p>[A graphic of question 5, from section 2 of the census form, is included here.]</p>

<p>Responses that include carpeting, vinyl, plastic, or other coverings should not be accepted as the main material of the floor.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant material of the floor.
Universe
Guatemala 2002: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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