Population and Housing Census 2001

St. Lucia, 2001

Reference ID

LCA_2001_PHC_v01_M

Producer(s)

Central Statistics Office

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Sep 29, 2011

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Content of dwelling insured (H12_CONTENT_INS)

Data file: houseslu01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 51

End: 51

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Are the contents of this dwelling insured?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
3	Partially
4	Don't know
5	Not stated

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

Materials of construction and insurance coverage are particularly important in this part of the world with its constant exposure to hurricanes, and this information will provide the authorities and the emergency services with a measure of the vulnerability of the buildings in particular parts of the country.

This question seeks to determine the extent of insurance coverage on buildings and their contents. Insurance plays a major role in the modern economy, providing an orderly means for the replacement of property lost or destroyed. This is an especially significant issue in light of the increase vulnerability of the island to hurricanes, floods, volcanic eruptions etc.

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