General Census of Population and Housing 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Guinea, 1996

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GIN_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea, Minnesota Population Center

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Waste water disposal (GN1996A_0048)

Data file: GIN1996-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 133

End: 133

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Housing characteristics

H07 Disposal of household waste water

[] 1 Backyard
[] 2 Street
[] 3 Pit / Cesspool
[] 4 Ditch/Dry well
[] 5 Nature
[] 6 Flowing water
[] 7 Ocean

Categories

Value	Category
1	Backyard
2	Street
3	Ditch/dry well
4	Duct/drain
5	Nature
6	Flowing water
7	Ocean
8	Unknown
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

H07/H08 Sewage disposal
Variables H07 and H08 are related to the method of sewage disposal for water for household use and water for use in toileting and washing the body, respectively. By water for household use we mean water which has been used to wash the dishes, cook food, do laundry, clean the house, etc. There are many possibilities; you should ask the question as follows: How do you normally get rid of waste water in your household:
a) waste water from domestic use
b) waste water from toilets and washing the body
Depending on the answers you receive, circle the corresponding code in each case.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the method of disposal of household waste water.

Universe

Non-collective dwellings

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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