1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990

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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Sewage disposal (PR1990A_SEWAGE)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 201

End: 201

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="PR90A064"><span class="em">H15. Is this building connected to a public sewer?</span><br /><div class="i1">[ ] 1 Yes<br />[ ] 2 No, connected to septic tank or cesspool<br />[ ] 3 No use other means</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	Public sewer
2	Septic tank or cesspool
3	Other means

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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates each dwelling's method of sewage disposal: by a public system, a septic tank or cesspool, or another method.

Universe

Puerto Rico 1990: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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