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2001 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 2001
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BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Material of floor (BW2001A_FLOOR)

Data file: BWA2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 189
End: 189
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
E12. Material used for construction of the floor</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Brick<br />[] 2 Tiles<br />[] 3 Mud/mud and dung<br />[] 4 Wood <br />[] 5 Cement/stones<br />[] Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Cement
2 Mud or mud and dung
3 Wood
4 Brick or stones
5 Other
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.
Interviewer instructions
143a. <span class="em">Columns E12/E13/E14: Material of Construction of Main Housing Unit</span></p>

<p>These questions refer to the material of construction of the housing unit (the floor, the walls and the roof) where you are enumerating.</p>

<p>If it is a <span class="lang">lolwapa</span> having more than one "sleeping" hut or house, obtain information about the material of construction of the main unit - the "main house" - which will usually be the one used by the head of the household.</p>

<p>If the housing unit is a room, it is the material for the room that is required and this is usually the same as the material for the house.</p>

<p>If more than one type of material is used, e.g. zinc and thatch for the roof, enter the one that has been used for the greater part of the roof.</p>

<p>145. <span class="em">Column E13: Floor</span></p>

<p>Observe the material of construction for the floor and circle the appropriate code:</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Brick<br />[] 2 Tiles<br />[] 3 Mud/mud and dung<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Cement/stones<br />[] Other (Specify)</div><p>If none of the above applies, write the name of the material in the space below the codes.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the material used for the construction of the floor in the housing unit.
Universe
Botswana 2001: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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