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VI National Population and Housing Census 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981
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DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), Minnesota Population Center
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Toilet or sewage facilities (DO1981A_0048)

Data file: DOM1981-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 157
End: 157
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
16. Toilet facilities

a) Does this dwelling have toilet facilities?


[] 1 Toilet connected to sewer
[] 2 Toilet connected to a septic tank
[] 3 Toilet of unknown connection
[] 4 Latrine
[] 5 Does not have


b) Are the toilet facilities for the exclusive use of this dwelling?



[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Categories
Value Category
1 Toilet connected to sewer
2 Toilet connected to septic tank
3 Toilet connection unknown
4 Latrine
5 None
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 16: Toilet Facilities


a) Does the dwelling have toilet facilities?

The alternatives are read and the corresponding circle is filled in.

[The instructions refer to graphic illustrations, the options are: toilet connected to sewer, toilet connected to septic tank, toilet connected to unknown system, latrine, does not have]



b) Is the toilet for the exclusive use of this dwelling?

If the toilet is only used by persons living in the dwelling, circle 1 (yes) is filled in.

If it is used by persons from 2 or more dwellings, circle 2 (no) is filled in.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet in a dwelling.
Universe
Primary household in occupied dwellings

concept

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