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National Census. Seventh Census of Population Third Census of Dwellings 1995 - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1995
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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Type of tenure (NI1995A_0039)

Data file: NIC1995-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 129
End: 129
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Characteristics of the dwelling



Type of tenure
11. This dwelling is:

[] 1 Owned with legal contract
[] 2 Owned without legal contract
[] 3 Rented
[] 4 Other
Categories
Value Category
1 Owned with legal contract
2 Owned without legal contract
3 Rented
4 Other type
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
Question 11: Type of tenure
This refers to the form of possession or legal situation of the dwelling. You should mark only one of the alternatives.

1. Owned with legal contract
When the dwelling belongs to any of the persons who live in it, whether because it was purchased and is totally paid for or because it was inherited.

2. Owned without legal contract
This is the dwelling where property rights have been acquired with the passage of time but the person has no legal document that accredits ownership, it has permission of OOT or has a mortgage that is being paid.

3. Rented
When the dwelling is occupied in exchange for an amount in the concept of rent, in agreement with the owner.

4. Other
In this group you should include the cases not listed above, which can be: loaned, ceded, or other.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the dwelling's type of tenure.
Universe
Private occupied households with inhabitants present

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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