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IV Housing Census and IX Population Census of 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Guatemala, 1981
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GTM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Connected to sewer system (GT1981A_SEWAGE)

Data file: GTM1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 198
End: 198
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">II. Characteristics of the place of habitation</span></p>

<p>7. Facilities in the place of habitation</p>
<div class="i1">b. Drainage:<br /><br />Is the place of habitation connected to a wastewater capture system?</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
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Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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
<span class="h2">II. Dwelling characteristics</span></p>

<p>As mentioned previously, questions 1 through 9 of this section should be investigated for each one of the "dwellings". The specific instructions that follow will allow the enumerator to complete the work more efficiently.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 7: facilities</span></p>

<p><span class="em">B. Drainage</span></p>

<p>1. How to investigate this question</p>

<p>The enumerator will determine if the dwelling is connected to a sewer.</p>

<p>2. How to record the data</p>

<p>Once it has been determined if the dwelling is connected to a drainage system, the number corresponding to the answer given: either "1. yes", or "2. no" is circled.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the dwelling is connected to sewer system.
Universe
Guatemala 1981: Private occupied households [discrepacies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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