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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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Toilet type (GN1996A_TOILET)

Data file: GIN1996_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 198
End: 198
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="GN96A046">H05 Type of toilet facility<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Flush toilet<br />[] 2 Latrine<br />[] 3 Ditch<br />[] 4 Nature<br />[] 5 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Flush
2 Outhouse
3 Ditch
4 Nature
5 Other
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="GN96A046"><span class="em">H05 Type of toilet facility</span><br />Toilet facilities are the places used to satisfy man's natural needs: latrines, bathroom, toilets, etc. In this instance it is both easier and more comfortable to ask the following question: "What type of toilet facility do you have in your household" Of the 4 possible answers, only one should apply to the household. If you thus obtain this answer, circle the number of the corresponding code.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facility in the house.
Universe
Guinea 1996: Non-collective dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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