Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1991

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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS

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Type of housing unit (JM1991A_TYPHOUS)

Data file: JAM1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 162

End: 162

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v="JM91A035">2.1. What type of housing unit is this?<br /><div class="i1">[] Separate house, detached<br />[] Semi-detached<br />[] Apartment building<br />[] Townhouse<br />[] Improvised housing unit<br />[] Part of commercial building<br />[] Other<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Separate house, detached
2	Semi-detached
3	Part of commercial building
4	Other
5	Apartment building
6	Townhouse
7	Improvised housing unit
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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of housing unit.

Universe

Jamaica 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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