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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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Sewing machine (HN1988A_SEWMACH)

Data file: HND1988_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 227
End: 227
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p><span class="em">16. Which of the following appliances or vehicles are in the dwelling?</span><div class="i1">Sewing machine</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="em">16. Which of the following appliances and/or vehicles are in the dwelling?</span>
<br />Ask for the items in the order in which they appear on the form. An "X" is marked in each one of the cases according to the answers given. The enumerator should take care to not leave any item unregistered.</p>

<p>[A graphic illustrates the items included in question 16: radio, sewing machine, refrigerator, television, bicycle, car, motorcycle.]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the household owns a sewing machine.
Universe
Honduras 1988: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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