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Recensement General de la Population du Logement et de l'Agriculture de 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Haiti, 1971
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HTI_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Département des Finances et des Affaires Economiques, Institute Haïtien de Statistique, IPUMS
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Toilet facilities (HT1971A_TOILET)

Data file: HTI1971_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 181
End: 182
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="HT71A042"><span class="em">9. Toilet facilities</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Hydraulic toilet<br />[] 2 Pit latrine in the yard<br />[] 3 Pit latrine outside of the yard<br />[] 4 Other</div> <br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Hydraulic toilet
02 Pit latrine in the yard or courtyard
03 Pit latrine outside of the yard/courtyard
04 None
99 Unknown
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="HT71A042"><span class="em">9. Toilet facilities</span><br /><br />There are 4 possible responses to this question. Write an 'x' in the appropriate box.<br /><br />a) Hydraulic Toilet: This type of hygienic latrine, commonly known as 'modern comfort', is generally located inside the house and empties its contents into the sewer or a ditch with the help of a water boost system.<br /><br /><span class="em">Please note: </span>If there is also another type of latrine in the house, only check off hydraulic toilet.<br /><br />b) Pit latrine in the Yard/Courtyard: Check off this heading if the only toilet is a latrine in the yard/courtyard of the house itself.<br /><br />c) Pit latrine outside of the Yard/Courtyard: If there is a latrine in another place which is used by several households or dwellings, check this heading.<br /><br />d) Other: If there is no other<br /><br /><span class="pg">pg 23</span><br /><br />type of latrine in the dwelling other than those cited above, check off this heading and indicate what type is used in the section reserved for comments.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facilities available in the dwelling.
Universe
Haiti 1971: All households

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