2001 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Botswana, 2001
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Reference ID
BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- BWA2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- BWA2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Tenure of housing unit (BW2001A_TENURE)
Data file: BWA2001_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
183
End:
184
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
E9. How was this housing unit acquired?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Purchased (owner-occupied)<br />[] 02 Rent: BHC <br />[] 03 Rent: government <br />[] 04 Rent: council <br />[] 05 Rent: individual <br />[] 06 Rent: company<br />[] 07 Rent: VDC<br />[] 08 Free (included job related)<br />[] 09 Inherited (owner-occupied)<br />[] 09 Self built (owner-occupied)<br />[] 10 Do not know</div>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Purchased (owner-occupied)<br />[] 02 Rent: BHC <br />[] 03 Rent: government <br />[] 04 Rent: council <br />[] 05 Rent: individual <br />[] 06 Rent: company<br />[] 07 Rent: VDC<br />[] 08 Free (included job related)<br />[] 09 Inherited (owner-occupied)<br />[] 09 Self built (owner-occupied)<br />[] 10 Do not know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Purchased (owner-occupied) |
| 02 | Rent: Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) |
| 03 | Rent: government |
| 04 | Rent: council |
| 05 | Rent: individual |
| 06 | Rent: company |
| 07 | Rent: Village Development Committee (VDC) |
| 08 | Free (included job related) |
| 09 | Inherited (owner-occupied) |
| 10 | Selfbuilt (owner-occupied) |
| 11 | Respondent did not know |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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
139. <span class="em">Columns E8 - E14: Housing unit</span></p>
<p>These questions relate to the housing unit occupied by the household you are enumerating. A housing unit is defined as "the unit of accommodation for a household". You will usually be able to answer some of these questions yourself simply from observation. However, if in doubt, ask, then circle the most appropriate answer code. Note that in each of these columns you are to circle only one code.</p>
<p>The relevant portion of the sample questionnaire is shown on page 59.</p>
<p>142. <span class="em">Column E10: Tenure ship of Housing Unit</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Q: How was this housing unit acquired?</span><div class="i1">[] 01 <span class="em">Purchased (Owner occupied)</span>:<br />This applies when the household occupying the housing unit bought it.<br /><br />[] 02 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 02 for housing units rented from BHC<br /><br />[] 03 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 03 for housing units rented from Government<br /><br />[] 04 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 04 for housing units rented from Council<br /><br />[] 05 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 05 for housing units rented from private individuals<br /><br />[] 06 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 06 for housing units rented from companies and institutions other than the above ones<br /><br />[] 07 <span class="em">Free:</span><br />Circle code 07 for those households not owning their housing unit, but not paying any rent either. They may be living in a housing unit provided by relatives or an employer. Members of the Police Force or BDF and some domestic servants are examples of persons who obtain housing free from their employers.<br /><br />[] 08 <span class="em">Inheritance:</span><br />These are housing units acquired by inheritance regardless of means of previous acquisition.<br /><br />[] 09 <span class="em">Self built (Owner occupied):</span><br />Code 09 should used for housing units built by occupants for occupation.</div>
<p>These questions relate to the housing unit occupied by the household you are enumerating. A housing unit is defined as "the unit of accommodation for a household". You will usually be able to answer some of these questions yourself simply from observation. However, if in doubt, ask, then circle the most appropriate answer code. Note that in each of these columns you are to circle only one code.</p>
<p>The relevant portion of the sample questionnaire is shown on page 59.</p>
<p>142. <span class="em">Column E10: Tenure ship of Housing Unit</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Q: How was this housing unit acquired?</span><div class="i1">[] 01 <span class="em">Purchased (Owner occupied)</span>:<br />This applies when the household occupying the housing unit bought it.<br /><br />[] 02 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 02 for housing units rented from BHC<br /><br />[] 03 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 03 for housing units rented from Government<br /><br />[] 04 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 04 for housing units rented from Council<br /><br />[] 05 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 05 for housing units rented from private individuals<br /><br />[] 06 <span class="em">Rent</span>: Circle code 06 for housing units rented from companies and institutions other than the above ones<br /><br />[] 07 <span class="em">Free:</span><br />Circle code 07 for those households not owning their housing unit, but not paying any rent either. They may be living in a housing unit provided by relatives or an employer. Members of the Police Force or BDF and some domestic servants are examples of persons who obtain housing free from their employers.<br /><br />[] 08 <span class="em">Inheritance:</span><br />These are housing units acquired by inheritance regardless of means of previous acquisition.<br /><br />[] 09 <span class="em">Self built (Owner occupied):</span><br />Code 09 should used for housing units built by occupants for occupation.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates how was acquired the housing unit by the household.
Universe
Botswana 2001: Private households [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |