National Census of Dwellings and Population 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971

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Reference ID

NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center

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Roof (NI1971A_0036)

Data file: NIC1971-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 141

End: 141

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

6. In the roof of the building

[] 1 Metal sheet (zinc, etc.)
[] 2 Clay tile
[] 3 Asbestos-cement
[] 4 Concrete tile
[] 5 Straw, palm
[] 6 Other

Categories

Value	Category
1	Metal sheet (zinc, etc.)
2	Clay tile
3	Asbestos-cement (tile or sheet)
4	Concrete building-block
5	Straw/palm
6	Other
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.

Interviewer instructions

Questions #5, 6, and 7

Predominant construction materials

a. How to carry out the investigation
This topic refers to the type of materials used most in the construction of the exterior walls, the roof, as well as the material that covers most of the floor of the dwelling.

b. How to record the data
An "X" is marked in one of the boxes according to the predominant material used: in the walls (question 5), in the roof (question 6), and in the floor (question 7) of the dwelling. Only one box is marked for each question.

c. Example:

[These instructions refer to a graph of questions 5, 6, and 7 on the census form]

Description

Definition

This variable indicates predominant material of roof.

Universe

Private occupied households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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