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XVI Population Census and V Dwelling Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Honduras, 2001
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HND_2001_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 (HN2001A_WALLS)

Data file: HND2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 212
End: 212
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. Information about the Dwelling</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Construction materials of the dwelling:</span></p>

<p>2. What is the predominant material of the exterior walls of the dwelling?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Brick <br />[] 2 Stone or quarry stone<br />[] 3 Cement block or concrete<br />[] 4 Adobe<br />[] 5 Wood<br />[] 6 Cane with earth (<span class="lang">bahareque</span>)<br />[] 7 Palm or cane<br />[] 8 Discarded materials<br />[] 9 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Brick
2 Quarry stone
3 Cement block
4 Adobe
5 Wood
6 Cane with earth (bahareque)
7 Sticks or cane
8 Discarded materials
9 Other
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">Construction materials of the dwelling</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 2: What is the predominant material of the exterior walls of the dwelling?</span>
<br />If the construction material of the majority of the exterior walls is visible, mark the answer through observation. If the opposite is the case, ask the question making emphasis that it is the material that is predominant in the construction.</p>

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Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant construction materials of the walls.
Universe
Honduras 2001: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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