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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 walls (HN1988A_WALLS)

Data file: HND1988_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 203
End: 204
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A021"><span class="em">2. Predominant material in the exterior walls of the dwelling</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Clay brick (<span class="lang">rafán</span>)<br />[] 2 Stone or quarry stone<br />[] 3 Cement block or cement<br />[] 4 Adobe<br />[] 5 Wood<br />[] 6 Cane with earth (<span class="lang">bahareque</span>)<br />[] 7 Sticks or cane<br />[] 8 Discarded materials<br />[] 9 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Clay brick
02 Stone-quarry stone
03 Cement block or cement
04 Adobe
05 Wood
06 Cane with earth (bahareque)
07 Sticks or cane
08 Discarded materials
09 Other
99 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">2. Predominant material in the exterior walls of the dwelling</span>
<br />The enumerator should identify the type of material used in construction of the exterior walls: façade, lateral walls, and back wall.</p>

<p>Mark an "X" in the corresponding circle.</p>

<p>[A graphic contains an illustration of the eight types of materials: brick, stone, cement block, adobe, wood, cane with earth, stick or cane, and waste materials]</p>

<p><span class="ital">Reminder</span>: If more than one material is used in a dwelling, the predominating material is recorded. The same procedure applies to the identification of materials in roofs and floors. If the proportion is equal, the most valuable material is recorded.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant construction materials of the walls.
Universe
Honduras 1988: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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