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The Census of Population and Dwellings 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Cuba, 2002
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CUB_2002_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Office of Statistics of the Republic of Cuba, Minnesota Population Center
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Waste water system (CU2002A_0034)

Data file: CUB2002-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 129
End: 129
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Section III. Information about the Private Dwelling



10. What drainage system does the dwelling have?

(Mark only one)

[] 1 Sewer system
[] 2 Septic well or tank
[] 3 Others
Categories
Value Category
1 Sewerage system
2 Pit or septic tank
3 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
Question 10. What sewage system is used by the dwelling?

Through this question, we want to know the sewage system that is available to the dwelling that is visited, understanding that the sewage system is the system for removing waste water or sewage, which can be through:

[illustration]
10. What drainage system does the dwelling have? (mark only one)

[] 1 Sewer system
[] 2 Septic well or tank
[] 3 Others


Sewage drains: This is a public sewage drain system, which serves a city, town, village, etc.

Septic well or tank: This is the place where the putrefaction and liquefaction of the solid waste residuals takes place and from where water passes on to a sewage well or drain, etc.

Others: Consider any form of removal not contemplated in the previous alternatives, such as, for example: the evacuation of sewage into a river or lake, etc.

You will mark the corresponding box with an (x) based on what is declared in the dwelling that you visit, therefore, you will only have one marked box.

The question should be asked in the following manner: What drainage system does the house have?

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the dwelling's type of sewage system.
Universe
Private occupied dwellings

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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