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Population Census Jamaica 1982 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1982
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JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Material of outer walls (JM1982A_0051)

Data file: JAM1982-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 132
End: 133
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Material of outer walls
Categories
Value Category
1 Concrete and blocks
2 Stone
3 Brick
4 [Concrete] nog
5 Wattle and daub
6 Wood
7 Wood and concrete
8 Wood and bricks
9 Other
98 Unknown
99 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
Type of Housing Unit - Columns 14 - 17: These columns will be completed in all cases where a building has been identified as a housing unit. The codes to be used are listed on the Visitation Record.

Column 14 is for Type of Housing Unit, Column 15 for year of Construction, Column 16 for Material of Outer Walls and Column 17 for Occupancy Status of Dwellings. Each of these four columns has its own coding scheme and these are given at the bottom of Section 3.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the material of the outer walls of the building in which the household resides.
Universe
Private dwellings

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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