General Census of Population and Housing 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 1987

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MLI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of the Census, Minnesota Population Center

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Floor material (ML1987A_0051)

Data file: MLI1987-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 140

End: 140

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

6. Floor material

[] Cement, tiles
[] Earth
[] Other type

Categories

Value	Category
1	Cement, tiles
2	Earth
3	Other
9	Unknown

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

6. Floor Material
In this section describe the floor of the building being documented. The options are: cement or tiles, beaten earth or other. Consider as cement or tile the "hard" floors (cement, concrete, tiles, stone, etc.)

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Always observe the floor of the building yourself or else ask the head of household this questions: "What is the material of the floor?" and check off the corresponding box.

Example 1: The building you are describing is a round hut with a floor which is nonetheless made of cement. You should record this as:
Question 6 - Floor material:

[x] Cement or tile
[] Beaten Earth
[] Other

Example 2: The 'building' is a tent, boat, pirogue, etc.
Question 6 - Floor material:

[] Cement or tile
[] Beaten Earth
[x] Other

This question also applies to institutional households. Ordinary households housed on the same grounds as an institutional household are considered separately.

Description

Definition

This variable identifies the floor material of each household.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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