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Fourth General Census of Population and Housing 2009 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 2009
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MLI_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Type of toilet (ML2009A_TOILET)

Data file: MLI2009_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 218
End: 219
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Circle the code that applies or record the appropriate code in the space provided. If there is a plot occupied by a single household, use the characteristics of the main building (without including the number of rooms)</p>

<p><span class="em">H9) Type of toilet</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Indoor private with flush<br />[] 2 Outdoor private with flush<br />[] 3 Communal to several household with flush<br />[] 4 Private latrine<br />[] 5 Communal latrine<br />[] 6 Nature/field<br />[] 7 Other, specify</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Indoor private with flush
02 Outdoor private with flush
03 Communal to several households with flush
04 Private latrine
05 Communal latrine
06 Nature or field
07 Other
99 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
<span class="em"> 6.2.6.9 Type of toilet (Column H9) </span>
<br />The agent asks, "What kind of toilet does the household use?" Enter the code corresponding to the correct answer.</p>
<div class="i1">1 = Private interior with flush: Toilet located in the dwelling, with a bowl and a flush (usually going to a septic tank)<br />2 = Private outside with flush: Toilet located outside the dwelling (in the courtyard), with a bowl and a flush (usually going to a septic tank).<br />3 = Shared with many households with flush: Toilet located in the dwelling or the concession, with a bowl and a flush (usually going to a septic tank). It is a facility for many households (collective use).<br />4 = Private latrine: Latrine without slab covered by a ventilation shaft for the use of a single household<br />5 = Common latrine: Latrine without slab covered by a ventilation shaft for the use of several households<br />6 = Outdoors: Needs are relieved outdoors, in the bush or in the ruins of the house, etc.<br />7 = Other specify: Any other type of toilet not listed</div><p>For households with multiple types of toilets, consider the most used type of toilet.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the household’s type of toilet.
The vast majority of households with an unknown value for ML09A057 (fixed or mobile household) are unknown for this variable as well.
Universe
Mali 2009: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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