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General Census of Population and Housing 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Senegal, 1988
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SEN_1988_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Type of roof (SN1988A_0051)

Data file: SEN1988-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 138
End: 138
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
H6. Type of roof (head of household)

[] 1 Cement, concrete
[] 2 Zinc sheets, tiles, slates
[] 3 Straw, thatch
[] 4 Other
Categories
Value Category
1 Cement, concrete
2 Zinc sheets, tiles, slates
3 Straw, thatch
4 Other
9 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
H7) Type of roof
Circle the item corresponding to the prevailing type of material used for the roofs of the dwelling units inhabited by the household.

Note: For item # 2, circle one of the three materials cited. For instance, if the prevailing material is "zinc" (iron sheets), fill in the question the following way:

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Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of material used for the roof of the household dwelling unit(s).
Universe
All households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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