Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1992
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Main material of roof (M_ROOF)
Data file: MWI1992-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
300
End:
302
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
37B) MAIN MATERIAL OF THE ROOF.
RECORD OBSERVATION.
NOTE: IF THE HOUSEHOLD LIVES IN MORE THAN ONE DWELLING UNIT AND THE DWELLING UNITS DIFFER IN ROOF MATERIALS, RECORD YOUR OBSERVATION ON THE ROOF OF THE DWELLING OF THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD.
GRASS THATCH 1
IRON SHEETS 2
IRON AND TILES 3
ASBESTOS 4
CEMENT 5
WOOD 6
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ 7
RECORD OBSERVATION.
NOTE: IF THE HOUSEHOLD LIVES IN MORE THAN ONE DWELLING UNIT AND THE DWELLING UNITS DIFFER IN ROOF MATERIALS, RECORD YOUR OBSERVATION ON THE ROOF OF THE DWELLING OF THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD.
GRASS THATCH 1
IRON SHEETS 2
IRON AND TILES 3
ASBESTOS 4
CEMENT 5
WOOD 6
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ 7
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 126 | Mud and hay |
| 118 | Sticks/sticks with mud or dung |
| 333 | Reinforced brick cement |
| 996 | Non-resident |
| 000 | No roof |
| 100 | NATURAL |
| 110 | Thatch/palm leaf/grass/makuti |
| 111 | Thatch/palm leaf |
| 112 | Grass, thatch |
| 113 | Grass, thatch, makuti |
| 114 | Thatch |
| 115 | Thatch/mat/leaves |
| 116 | Leaves |
| 117 | Grass/leaves/mud |
| 120 | Earth |
| 121 | Mud |
| 122 | Dung, mud |
| 123 | Earth, mud |
| 124 | Sod |
| 125 | Sod/mud and grass mixture |
| 130 | Straw |
| 200 | RUDIMENTARY |
| 210 | Rustic mat |
| 211 | Rustic mat, plastic sheets |
| 220 | Plastic/polythene sheet |
| 230 | Palm/bamboo |
| 231 | Palm, bamboo, grass |
| 232 | Reed, bamboo |
| 240 | Wood planks |
| 241 | Wooden tiles, planks |
| 242 | Wood, mulch |
| 250 | Cardboard |
| 260 | Rudimentary - metal |
| 261 | Tin cans |
| 262 | Iron sheets |
| 270 | Other rudimentary |
| 271 | Mobile roofs of nomads |
| 272 | Skin |
| 300 | FINISHED |
| 310 | Metal |
| 311 | Metal, zinc |
| 312 | Corrugated metal sheet, asbestos |
| 313 | Corrugated iron |
| 314 | Tin |
| 315 | Asbetos |
| 320 | Wood |
| 330 | Cement/concrete |
| 331 | Cement |
| 332 | Concrete |
| 340 | Tiles |
| 341 | Ceramic tiles |
| 342 | Iron and tiles |
| 343 | Tiles/slate |
| 344 | Mud tiles |
| 345 | Ceramic tiles, harvey (steel) tiles |
| 350 | Cement fiber |
| 351 | Calamine/cement fiber |
| 352 | Asbestos, cement fiber |
| 353 | Zinc/cement fiber |
| 360 | Roofing shingles |
| 370 | Bricks |
| 371 | Unburnt bricks |
| 372 | Burnt brick |
| 380 | Stone |
| 381 | Loosely packed stone |
| 382 | Stone slabs |
| 383 | Slate |
| 400 | OTHER |
| 998 | Missing |
| 273 | Waste materials |
| 999 | 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
ROOF (HV215) reports the main material of the roof of the dwelling. Response categories vary widely across surveys but fall into broad groups (i.e., natural materials, rudimentary processed materials, and finished materials). See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Housing Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |