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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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Predominant material of the floor (HN1988A_FLOOR)

Data file: HND1988_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 207
End: 207
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A024"><span class="em">5. Predominant material in the floor of the dwelling</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Clay brick<br />[] 2 Cement brick<br />[] 3 Cement plates<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Earth<br />[] 6 Floor tile or granite<br />[] 7 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Clay brick
2 Cement brick
3 Smooth cement
4 Wood
5 Earth
6 Tile or granite
7 Other
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">5. Predominant material in the floor of the dwelling</span>
<br />Ask for the predominant material used in the floor of the dwelling. Once the material is defined, an "X" is marked in the corresponding circle.</p>

<p>[A graphic contains illustrations of six types of materials: (1) clay brick, (2) cement block, (3) cement plate, (4) wood, (5) dirt, and (6) granite or stone bricks]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant material of the floor.
Universe
Honduras 1988: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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