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General Household Survey, 2008-09 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2009
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NGA_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Main water source (NG2008A_WATSUP)

Data file: NGA2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 196
End: 197
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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, untreated
03 Bore hole hand pump
04 Well spring, protected
05 Well spring, unprotected
06 Rain water
07 Stream, pond, or river
08 Tanker truck vendor
09 Others
98 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 main source of water for drinking and cooking.
Universe
Nigeria 2008: All households

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