National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Papua New Guinea, 1980
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Reference ID
PNG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- PNG1980_PHC-H-H.dat
- PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
House ownership (PG1980A_OWNERSHP)
Data file: PNG1980_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
162
End:
162
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Urban areas only</span></p>
<p>25. Do you rent or own this house? (Tick box)</p>
<div class="i1">[] Rent<br />[] Own<br /><br />If rented who do you rent it from?</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Housing commission<br />[] 2 Semi-government (e.g. PNGBC, Elcom)<br />[] 3 Other government (Prov/local government, D.U.M.)<br />[] 4. Others (private, e.g. BP's)</div>
<p>25. Do you rent or own this house? (Tick box)</p>
<div class="i1">[] Rent<br />[] Own<br /><br />If rented who do you rent it from?</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Housing commission<br />[] 2 Semi-government (e.g. PNGBC, Elcom)<br />[] 3 Other government (Prov/local government, D.U.M.)<br />[] 4. Others (private, e.g. BP's)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Non-private (special) dwelling |
| 1 | Rented from Housing Commission |
| 2 | Rented from semi-government authority |
| 3 | Rented from other government authority |
| 4 | Rented from other owner |
| 5 | Own home |
| 8 | Unknown |
| 9 | NIU (not in universe) |
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="h1">Section 6 - The census questions</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 25</span><div class="i1">Urban areas only: do you rent or own your house?</div><span class="em">Question 25 applies to urban areas only</span>
<br />Tick the rent or own box, then tick the most appropriate box out of boxes 1 to 4.
<br />For rent-free housing tick the rented box and still ask who the house is rented from.
<br />If someone is paying a house off as opposed to renting it this is counted as ownership. It is possible that some people may confuse paying off with renting - in this case you will have to find out whether they really are paying the house off or whether it is rented.</p>
<p>Note: who the rent is paid to is not always the same person or organization that the house is rented from.
<br />In this case you will have to make sure that you have the organization the house is rented from.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[pg.81]</span></p>
<p><a name='68'></a><span class="em">Page Totals/Tallying</span>
<br />(i) Page Totals</p>
<p>[Figure omitted]</p>
<div class="i1">In the bottom right hand corner of the Census form you'll see a tally box for adding up the number of males and females that are on each form.<br />Simply add up the number of M's and F's from Question 5. Then add up the total number of entries in Question 5 and check that Males and Females = Total number of people.</div><p>(ii) The page number boxes</p>
<div class="i1">For each household you must fill in the page number boxes at the bottom of the form. These page number boxes let us know how many Forms have been used for each dwelling.</div></p>
<p>[Text omitted, example]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[pg.82]</span></p>
<p>(iii) Using more than one form for a household</p>
<div class="i1">If you interview a Household with more than 10 Residents, or more than 3 Visitors you will have to use a second page. You must remember these points when you use a second page.</div><p>Question 2 - Relationship</p>
<div class="i1">If a mother and son are not on the same census form give the page number of the mother when filling in question 2 for the son, e.g. S of 02/P.l. You must state the page number with all relationships if more than one census form is used.</div><p>Question 14B - Mothers Person Number</p>
<div class="i1">When writing the mother's person number in Ql4B you will have to give the page number if you used more than 1 form for the household.</div><p>(iv) The household questions</p>
<div class="i1">When you do have to use a second form for the one dwelling then the household questions (Questions 23, 24, 25, 26) do not have to be completed on the second form. Complete them on the first form only.</div><p>(v) Mistakes</p>
<div class="i1">If you make a mistake try to correct it neatly. Everyone makes some mistakes.<br />If the whole page for the family group is a mess, cross out the page very clearly and start a new page. Do NOT tear out the sheet which has been crossed. Leave it in the book.</div><p>[Figure omitted]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[pg.83]</span></p>
<p>(vi) Spare pages</p>
<div class="i1">You will often finish interviewing and have spare pages left over at the back of your book. Do not tear them out. Give the complete book to your supervisor.</div><p>[Figure omitted]
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 25</span><div class="i1">Urban areas only: do you rent or own your house?</div><span class="em">Question 25 applies to urban areas only</span>
<br />Tick the rent or own box, then tick the most appropriate box out of boxes 1 to 4.
<br />For rent-free housing tick the rented box and still ask who the house is rented from.
<br />If someone is paying a house off as opposed to renting it this is counted as ownership. It is possible that some people may confuse paying off with renting - in this case you will have to find out whether they really are paying the house off or whether it is rented.</p>
<p>Note: who the rent is paid to is not always the same person or organization that the house is rented from.
<br />In this case you will have to make sure that you have the organization the house is rented from.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[pg.81]</span></p>
<p><a name='68'></a><span class="em">Page Totals/Tallying</span>
<br />(i) Page Totals</p>
<p>[Figure omitted]</p>
<div class="i1">In the bottom right hand corner of the Census form you'll see a tally box for adding up the number of males and females that are on each form.<br />Simply add up the number of M's and F's from Question 5. Then add up the total number of entries in Question 5 and check that Males and Females = Total number of people.</div><p>(ii) The page number boxes</p>
<div class="i1">For each household you must fill in the page number boxes at the bottom of the form. These page number boxes let us know how many Forms have been used for each dwelling.</div></p>
<p>[Text omitted, example]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[pg.82]</span></p>
<p>(iii) Using more than one form for a household</p>
<div class="i1">If you interview a Household with more than 10 Residents, or more than 3 Visitors you will have to use a second page. You must remember these points when you use a second page.</div><p>Question 2 - Relationship</p>
<div class="i1">If a mother and son are not on the same census form give the page number of the mother when filling in question 2 for the son, e.g. S of 02/P.l. You must state the page number with all relationships if more than one census form is used.</div><p>Question 14B - Mothers Person Number</p>
<div class="i1">When writing the mother's person number in Ql4B you will have to give the page number if you used more than 1 form for the household.</div><p>(iv) The household questions</p>
<div class="i1">When you do have to use a second form for the one dwelling then the household questions (Questions 23, 24, 25, 26) do not have to be completed on the second form. Complete them on the first form only.</div><p>(v) Mistakes</p>
<div class="i1">If you make a mistake try to correct it neatly. Everyone makes some mistakes.<br />If the whole page for the family group is a mess, cross out the page very clearly and start a new page. Do NOT tear out the sheet which has been crossed. Leave it in the book.</div><p>[Figure omitted]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[pg.83]</span></p>
<p>(vi) Spare pages</p>
<div class="i1">You will often finish interviewing and have spare pages left over at the back of your book. Do not tear them out. Give the complete book to your supervisor.</div><p>[Figure omitted]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates home ownership. If the dwelling is rented, the variable indicates from whom is the household renting.
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1980: Urban households [discrepancies: type I 0.5%; type II 0.6%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |