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X Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 1991
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BRA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Minnesota Population Center
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Walls (BR1991A_0019)

Data file: BRA1991-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 163
End: 163
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 6
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
3. Walls

[] 1 masonry
[] 2 close-fitting wood
[] 3 uncoated lathe and plaster
[] 4 found material
[] 5 straw
[] 6 other
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Masonry
2 Close-fitting wood
3 Uncoated lathe and plaster
4 Scraps of material
5 Straw
6 Other
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 3 - Walls

Mark one of the boxes, according to the material predominantly used in the construction:


1 - Masonry - for bricks, adobe, stone, concrete slabs or precast concrete (covered or not with plaster), unfinished concrete and finished lathe and plaster.
Walls of metal and glass structures and those lined with marble, stone, etc. are included in this case.
2 - Finished Wood - when any type of finished wood is used, even if not in good condition, except for scrap wood from boxes or crates, plywood boards, etc.
3 - Unfinished lath and plaster - when the walls are made of mud or lime and sand with wooden pillars and stakes, indoor partitions, stucco, wattle and daub, etc.;
4 - Scrap material - when material from crates or boxes, plywood boards or empty containers, etc. is used. Wall material already used as such in the past is not considered scrap material.
5 - Straw - when the walls are made of sap grass, leaves, or plant shells, plants, etc.; or
6 - Other - when material that does not fit into any of the above categories has been used.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main construction material of the walls.
Universe
Dwellings that are not improvised or collective

concept

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