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V Censo de Población y IV de Vivienda 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Ecuador, 1990
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ECU_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Minnesota Population Center
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Waste water removal for dwelling (EC1990A_0029)

Data file: ECU1990-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 147
End: 147
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 4
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
5. What is the wastewater elimination system for this dwelling?

[] 1 Connected to public sewer system
[] 2 Septic tank
[] 3 Other means ____ (specify)
[] 4 None
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Connected to public network
2 Septic tank
3 Other method
4 None
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 5: What is the system for removing waste water from the dwelling?

1. Connected to a public drain system -- if the removal of the waste waters is through a subterranean public sewer system.

2. Septic tank -- If the waste water is eliminated in a pit.

3. Other form -- If the dwelling has infrastructure for removing waste water that is not connected to the public network or a septic tank, for example: private sewer that empties into a river or irrigation ditch.

4. None -- If the dwelling does not have any of the above mentioned systems for eliminating waste water, for example: dumping the water in empty land or in the street.


5. What is the system for removing waste water from the dwelling?


[ ] 1 Connected to a public drain system
[ ] 2 Septic tank
[ ] 3 Other form (specify) _____
[ ] 4 None

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the dwelling's method of waste water (sewage) removal.
Universe
Private occupied dwellings with persons present during enumeration

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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