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National Population and Housing Census 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Honduras, 1988
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HND_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Year of construction (HN1988A_BLTYEAR)

Data file: HND1988_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 218
End: 218
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Chapter II Dwelling Information</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A030"><span class="em">9. In what year was construction of the dwelling completed?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Before 1974<br />[] 2 Between 1974-1980<br />[] 3 Between 1981-1982<br />[] 4 Between 1983-1984<br />[] 5 Between 1985-1986<br />[] 6 Between 1987-1988</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Before to 1974
2 1974 to 1980
3 1981 to 1982
4 1983 to1984
5 1985 to1986
6 1987 to 1988
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
<span class="em">9. In what year was construction for the dwelling completed?</span>
<br />The informant is asked for the calendar year in which the construction was completed for the dwelling. The appropriate circle is marked with an "X", according to the answer.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the year of construction of the dwelling.
Universe
Honduras 1988: Private households that owned, were paying in installments, or rented [discrepancies: none]

concept

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