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II Housing Census and VII Population Census of 1964 - IPUMS Subset

Guatemala, 1964
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GTM_1964_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Roof material (GT1964A_ROOF)

Data file: GTM1964_PHC-H-H

Overview

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

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">VI. Predominant construction materials</span>
<br />[Mark only one box in each division]</p>

<p>20. Roof</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Concrete<br />[] 2 Metal sheeting<br />[] 3 Asbestos and cement<br />[] 4 Clay tiles<br />[] 5 Straw, palm, and similar<br />[] 6 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Concrete
2 Metal sheeting
3 Asbestos cement
4 Clay tiles
5 Straw, palm and similar materials
6 Other
9 Unknown
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 the roof.
Universe
Guatemala 1964: All households

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