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XVI Censo Nacional de Población y V de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset

Chile, 1992
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CHL_1992_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, IPUMS
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Wall main material (CL1992A_WALL)

Data file: CHL1992_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 196
End: 196
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CL92A033 CL92A025 CL92A026 CL92A027 CL92A029 CL92A030 CL92A031 CL92A032 CL92A035 CL92A036 CL92A037 CL92A038 CL92A039 CL92A040 CL92A042 CL92A043 CL92A044 CL92A047 CL92A061 CL92A045 CL92A050 CL92A054 CL92A063 CL92A067 CL92A068 CL92A069 CL92A056 CL92A059 CL92A058 CL92A064 CL92A060 CL92A053 CL92A065 CL92A062 CL92A046 CL92A051 CL92A049 CL92A052 CL92A057 CL92A066 CL92A055">Only for private, occupied dwellings with people present (applies to questions 3 through 16)<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CL92A030">A. In the exterior walls<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Brick, concrete, cement block<br />[] 2 Wood or sawed plank<br />[] 3 Adobe<br />[] 4 Clay with straw, stone, mud-and-stick<br />[] 5 Waste materials (tin, cardboard, etc.)<br />[] 6 ____ Other materials (specify)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Brick, concrete
2 Wood, covered brick
3 Adobe
4 Clay and straw
5 Waste material (cans, cardboard)
6 Other material
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="CL92A032 CL92A031 CL92A030">4. The predominant construction material is:<br /><br />Specify the predominant construction material used in the construction of exterior walls, roofs, and floors. When in doubt, consult with the occupants of the dwelling. If more than one material was used in the construction, reference only the one used in greatest proportion. For example, if the roof has 1/4 slate covering and 3/4 tiles, mark only "Tiles." <br /><br />A. In the exterior walls: Indicate the predominant material, taking into account all of the exterior walls of the dwelling.<br /><br />B. In the roof covering: Do as in the previous case. For buildings more than one story tall, indicate the covering of the building's roof.<br /><br />C. In the floor: Indicate the predominant material, taking into account all of the floors in all the rooms in the dwelling.<br /><br />[The above directions refer to a picture of question 4 in this section of the enumeration form.]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main construction material used in the walls.
Universe
Chile 1992: Private occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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