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2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 2011
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TTO_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Toilet facilities (TT2011A_TOILET)

Data file: TTO2011_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 190
End: 190
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 11: Housing - Head of household</span></p>

<p><span class="h2">B. Characteristics of Occupied Dwelling Unit and Land Tenancy</span></p>

<p>49. Toilet facilities</p>

<p>49(a). What type of toilet facilities does this household have?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 WC linked to sewer<br />[] 02 WC linked to septic tank/soak away<br />[] 03 Pit/latrine<br />[] 04 Other<br />[] 05 None<br />[] 09 Not stated</div><div class="i2">Interviewer: For persons who shaded 05 or 09, skip to Q.50(a).</div><p>49(b). Are these toilet facilities shared with any other household?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Yes<br />[] 02 No<br />[] 08 Not applicable<br />[] 09 Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Water closet linked to sewer
2 Water closet linked to septic tank or soakaway
3 Pit or latrine
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">Section 11 - Housing </span></p>

<p><span class="em">11.10. Toilet facilities</span></p>

<p>Toilet facilities are categorized as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">(i) Water closet (W.C.) linked to sewer - This is a toilet facility, which is a flush or water closet that fills from a piped water supply and empties into a central sewerage disposal system.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.34]</span><br /><br />(ii) Water closet (W.C.) linked to septic tank / soakaway - This is defined as a toilet facility, which is a flush or water closet and empties into a septic tank or an absorption pit (soakaway).<br /><br />(iii) Pit / latrine - A toilet facility available to household which is a pit/latrine. This toilet facility is not water-borne.<br /><br />(iv) Other - All other types of toilet facilities not described above.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facilities used by the household.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2011: Private occupied households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

concept

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