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Third General Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 2005
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CMR_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau Central des Recensements et des Études de Population, IPUMS
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Toilet (CM2005A_TOILET)

Data file: CMR2005_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 211
End: 211
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CM05A085">51. Type of toilet<br /><div class="i1">[] Flushing WC inside<br />[] Private flushing WC outside<br />[] Common flushing WC<br />[] Private latrine<br />[] Common latrine<br />[] Nature<br />[] Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Flushing WC inside
2 Private flushing WC outside
3 Common flushing WC
4 Private latrine
5 Common latrine
6 Nature
7 Other
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
<svar a="all" v="CM05A085"><span class="em">51. Type of toilet</span><br /><div class="i1">Q. What type of toilet is available in this dwelling?</div><br />The codes of the terms for this variable are:<br /><br /><div class="i1">1-inside toilet with flush<br />2-private outside toilet with flush<br />3-communal toilet with flush<br />4-private latrines<br />5-communal latrines<br />6-open air<br />7-other to specify</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet in the household.
Universe
Cameroon 2005: Ordinary households [discrepancies: type I trace, type II none]

concept

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