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Venezuela, RB, 1971
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VEN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadística y Censos Nacionales, Ministerio de Fomento, IPUMS
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Predominant material of exterior walls (VE1971A_WALLS)

Data file: VEN1971_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 193
End: 193
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Literal question
<svar a="all" v="VE71A038">8. Predominant material in the exterior walls<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Cement or concrete<br />[] 2 Blocks or brick<br />[] 3 Adobe or mud wall (<span class="lang">tapia</span>)<br />[] 4 Bamboo-and-mud wall (<span class="lang">bahareque</span>)<br />[] 5 Cane, palm, straw and similar<br />[] 6 Waste material (cardboard, metals, planks, etc.)<br />[] 7 Other materials</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Cement or concrete
2 Cement block or tile
3 Adobe or mud
4 Wood, mud and thatch (Bahareque)
5 Cane, palm leaves, straw, and similar
6 Waste materials (cardboard, cans, planks, etc.)
7 Other materials
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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 the predominant material of exterior walls.
Universe
Venezuela 1971: Private occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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