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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 wall (BW2001A_WALL)

Data file: BWA2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 187
End: 188
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
E11. Material used for construction of walls</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Conventional bricks/blocks<br />[] 02 Mud bricks/blocks<br />[] 03 Mud and poles/cow dung/thatch/reeds<br />[] 04 Poles and reeds<br />[] 05 Corrugated iron/zinc/tin<br />[] 06 Asbestos <br />[] 07 Wood<br />[] 08 Stone<br />[] Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Conventional bricks or blocks
02 Mud bricks or blocks
03 Mud and poles, cowdung, thatch, or reeds
04 Poles and reeds
05 Corrugated iron, zinc, or tin
06 Asbestos
07 Wood
08 Stone
09 Other
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
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>144. <span class="em">Column E12: Walls</span></p>

<p>Observe the material of construction for the walls and circle the appropriate code:</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Conventional bricks/blocks<br />[] 02 Mud bricks/blocks<br />[] 03 Mud and poles/cow dung/thatch/reeds<br />[] 04 Poles and reeds<br />[] 05 Corrugated iron/zinc/tin<br />[] 06 Asbestos<br />[] 07 Wood<br />[] 08 Stone<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 walls 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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