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General Household Survey, 2007-08 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2008
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NGA_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Water source (NG2007A_WATSUP)

Data file: NGA2007_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 185
End: 186
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Literal question
12. Major source of water for drinking and cooking</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Pipe borne water treated<br />[] 2 Pipe borne water untreated<br />[] 3 Bore hole/hand pump<br />[] 4 Well/spring protected<br />[] 5 Well/spring unprotected<br />[] 6 Rain water<br />[] 7 Streams/pond/river<br />[] 8 Tanker/truck/vendor<br />[] 9 Other ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Pipe borne water treated
02 Pipe borne water not treated
03 Borehole or hand pump
04 Protected well or spring
05 Unprotected well or spring
06 Rain water
07 Stream, pond or river
08 Tanker, truck or vendor
09 Other sources
99 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 household's major source of water for drinking and cooking.
Universe
Nigeria 2007: All households

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