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X Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Vivienda 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 2011
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CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Minnesota Population Center
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Floor material (CR2011A_0038)

Data file: CRI2011-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 158
End: 158
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 6
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
7. The floor is made primarily of...?

[] 1 Ceramic, mosaic, terrazzo
[] 2 Cement (ochre, shiny or not)
[] 3 Wood
[] 4 Natural material (chonta or logs)
[] 5 Other material
[] 6 Dirt floor
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Ceramic, mosiac, terrazzo
2 Cement (ochre, shiny or not)
3 Wood
4 Natural material (chonta or logs)
5 Other material
6 Dirt floor
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
Question 7: Predominate material of the floor

7. The floor is made primarily of . . .?

[] 1 ceramic, mosaic, terrazzo
[] 2 cement (ochre, shiny or not)
[] 3 wood
[] 4 natural material (chonta or logs)
[] 5 other material
[] 6 dirt floor


Ceramic, mosaic, terrazzo : this includes mosaic, terrazzo, terracín, Palladian, or ceramic, which is located on a slab of concrete. This also includes the mosaic floors covered with carpet or vinyl material.

Cement (ochre, shiny or not): this includes a slab of concrete that has generally been combed and refined, some times, with a finish of some color. This includes carpeted dwellings, with vinyl or laminated floors over cement.

Wood: when the predominate material in the floor is wood, it does not matter which combination has been used in which form, parquet, for example. This also includes the wood floors

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Covered with carpet, vinyl material or laminated floor.

Natural material (chonta or logs): this includes material extracted from nature such as chonta, logs, or timber.

Other material: materials that have been located directly above the ground, like for example, cardboard, old boards, or re used ceramic. Any kind of material that has not been contemplated in the previous categories.

Dirt floor: mark this option if the dwelling has a dirt floor.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main material used in the dwelling's floor.
Universe
Private dwellings

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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