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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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Water supply (HT1971A_WATSUP)

Data file: HTI1971_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 179
End: 180
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="HT71A041"><span class="em">8. Water supply</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Running water in the dwelling<br />[] 2 Running water in the yard<br />[] 3 Well in the yard<br />[] 4 Public tap or fountain<br />[] 5 Spring or river<br />[] 6 Supplied through purchase<br />[] 7 Other (specify) _____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Running water in dwelling
02 Running water in yard/courtyard
03 Well in yard/courtyard
04 Public tap or fountain
05 Spring or river
06 Supplied through purchase
07 Other
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="HT71A041"><span class="em">8. Water Supply</span><br /><br />There are 7 possible answers for this question; put an 'x' in the appropriate box.<br /><br />a) Running Water in the Dwelling: This means all water supplied to the interior of the main building. If there is a water supply both inside and outside the house, only mark: <br />1 X<br /><br />b) Running Water in the Courtyard/Yard: This means all water supplied to the house goes only to the exterior of the main building (i.e., to outbuildings or to the courtyard).<br /><br />c) Well in the Courtyard: A well is a deep hole dug into the ground from which to draw water. It is often lined with brick or stone.<br /><br />d) Public Tap/Fountain: These are constructions<br /><br /><span class="pg">pg 22</span><br /><br />designed for the flow and distribution of water. They are generally built by the government especially in areas where there is no running water in most of the dwellings.<br /><br />e) Spring or River: Included in this category is any building which is supplied with water form a well or river.<br /><br />f) Supplied through Purchase: Include in this category all dwellings whose inhabitants purchase their water. In some neighborhoods there are people whose job it is to sell water.<br /><br />g) Other: Include in this category any dwelling which cannot be included in one of the groups listed above, and specify the way in which the household gets its water.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main water supply source in the dwelling.
Universe
Haiti 1971: All households

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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