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1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Material of walls (TT1980A_WALLS)

Data file: TTO1980_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 136
End: 136
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Characteristics of Building</span></p>

<p>36. Material of outer walls
<br />What is the major construction material of outer walls?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Brick (plastered or unplastered)<br />[] 2 Concrete<br />[] 3 Wood or concrete<br />[] 4 Wood and brick<br />[] 5 Wood<br />[] 6 Wattle/Adobe/Tapia<br />[] 7 Other<br />[] 9 Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Brick
2 Concrete
3 Wood and concrete
4 Wood and brick
5 Wood
6 Wattle, adobe or tapia
7 Other
8 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 material of the household's walls.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1980: All households

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