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General Census of Population and Housing, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Guinea, 1996
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GIN_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea, IPUMS
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Sewage disposal (GN1996A_SEWAGE)

Data file: GIN1996_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 201
End: 201
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="GN96A042 GN96A043 GN96A044 GN96A045 GN96A046 GN96A047 GN96A048 GN96A049 GN96A050"><span class="h2">Housing characteristics</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GN96A049">H08 Disposal of toilet waste water<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Backyard<br />[] 2 Street<br />[] 3 Pit / Cesspool<br />[] 4 Ditch/Dry well<br />[] 5 Nature<br />[] 6 Flowing water<br />[] 7 Ocean</div><br /></svar>
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
<svar a="all" v="GN96A048 GN96A049"><span class="em">H07/H08 Sewage disposal</span><br />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:<br />a) waste water from domestic use<br />b) waste water from toilets and washing the body<br />Depending on the answers you receive, circle the corresponding code in each case.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the method of the disposal of toilet waste water.
Universe
Guinea 1996: Non-collective dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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