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National Population Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2011
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NPL_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Type of toilet used (NP2011A_TOILET)

Data file: NPL2011_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 207
End: 207
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Household Information</span></p>

<p><span class="em">[6] What type of toilet facility are you using in your household? </span><div class="i1">[] 1 Flush [public sewerage]<br />[] 2 Flush [septic tank]<br />[] 3 Ordinary<br />[] 4 No toilet</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Flush toilet (public sewerage)
2 Flush toilet (septic tank)
3 Ordinary (pit) toilet
4 No toilet
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="h3">Household information</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 6: what types of toilets are in use in the household?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Flush toilet (public sewerage)<br />[] 2 Flush toilet (septic tank)<br />[] 3 Ordinary toilet<br />[] 4 No toilet</div><p>There are different names in in Nepalese for the toilet where the family members generally dispose their feces. The toilet that the family uses generally should be in the house they are living or in the premise / compound of the house or somewhere near the house. Toilets are of different kinds, but for the purpose of the census it has been divided into four categories.</p>

<p>1. Flush toilet (public sewerage)
<br />2. Flush toilet (Septic tank)
<br />3. Ordinary toilet
<br />4. No toilet</p>

<p>1. Flush toilet (public sewerage) - If the toilet is inside the house with the system of flush button (machine use) or has the facility of water to clean / flush the urine / feces and connected it directly with sewerage system of municipality for drainage, then to indicate such toilets as having flush and connection with public sewerage circle the reference 1.</p>

<p>2. Flush toilet (septic tank) - If the toilet is inside the house or compound of the house with the system of flush button (machine use) or has the facility of water to clean / flush the urine / feces or can be flushed using water and the drainage of it is connected with septic tank, then to indicate such toilets as having flush connected with septic tank, circle reference 2.</p>

<p><span class="pg">[p. 29]</span></p>

<p>3. Ordinary toilet - The toilets in the house or compound without having the systematic facility of flushing with water is said ordinary toilet. Such toilets might be constructed by digging ditch/pit on the ground and using wood or similar kind of temporary materials. The drainage of such toilets might not connected to any septic tank or sewerage. If the toilet that the family is using is of such ordinary type, circle the reference 3. </p>

<p>4. No toilet - Some families may not have their own toilet and go to the jungle, field or bank of river for toilet purpose. Hence, to indicate that the family do not have toilet in their house or compound or near the house, circle reference 4. For the purpose of the census, In the case of people are using public or settlement toilets, this should be considered having no toilet.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet used by the household.
Universe
Nepal 2011: All households

concept

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