Extended National Survey of Homes (ENHA) 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Uruguay, 2006

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Reference ID

URY_2006_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

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Sewage disposal (UY2006A_0082)

Data file: URY2006-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 234

End: 234

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

17. The toilet is discharged:

[Question 17 was asked of dwellings that had a bathroom, as per question 14.]

[] 1 To a public network
[] 2 Septic tank, cesspool
[] 3 Piped towards the river
[] 4 Other (surface, etc.)

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Public network
2	Septic tank/cesspool
3	Piped to river
4	Other

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

14. Does this dwelling have a bathroom?

This question and those that follow are also asked to determine the living conditions of the people as well as their level of sanitation. A dwelling is considered as having sanitary service when it has at least one space that has a bathroom, latrine, or toilet--with or without a cistern.

According to the response, the corresponding code will be marked. Whenever the item "No" is marked, the interview continues with question 18.

15. How many bathrooms does it have?

Indicate the quantity of bathrooms.

17. The toilet is discharged to:

According to the response obtained, the corresponding code will be circled. The option "Piping leading towards the river" tends to be present in irregular settlements.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's type of sewage disposal.

Universe

Households with bathroom

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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