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Grand Census 2013 of Population, Housing, Agruculture, Livestock, and Farming - IPUMS Subset

Senegal, 2013
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SEN_2013_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Agency of Statistics and Demography, IPUMS
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Roof material (SN2013A_ROOF)

Data file: SEN2013_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 205
End: 205
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">E- Characteristics of the home environment </span></p>

<p>E06. Nature and roof coating of the main building </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Concrete<br />[] 2 Tile / slate<br />[] 3 Zinc<br />[] 4 Thatch / straw<br />[] 0 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 Other
1 Concrete
2 Tile or slate
3 Zinc
4 Thatch or straw
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="h2">4.5 Part E: characteristics of the dwelling</span></p>

<p><span class="em">E06: nature or covering of the roof of the main building</span>
<br />Circle the option corresponding to the nature of the dominant material used for the roof of the dwelling occupied by the household.
<br /><span class="pg">[p. 59]</span>
<br />Observe and if possible ask questions to determine the nature of the roof.
<br />The categories are as follows: </p>
<div class="i1">1. Concrete <br />2. Tile/slate;<br />3. Zinc <br />4. Stubble/straw;<br />0. Other</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the primary material of the roof of the dwelling.
Universe
Senegal 2013: Ordinary households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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