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Intercensal Survey 2015 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 2015
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Reference ID
MEX_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
Metadata
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Sep 03, 2025
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Predominant walls material (MX2015A_WALLS)

Data file: MEX2015_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 215
End: 216
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
1. Walls
<br />What is the type of material that comprises the majority of the walls of this dwelling?
<br />[Circle one code]</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Refuse or discarded material<br />[] 2 Cardboard sheet<br />[] 3 Metal sheet or asbestos sheet<br />[] 4 Bamboo, reed, or palm fronds<br />[] 5 Mud<br />[] 6 Wood<br />[] 7 Adobe<br />[] 8 Ceramic partition, brick, cement block, stone, stone veneer, cement, or concrete</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Waste material
02 Cardboard sheet
03 Asbestos or metal sheet
04 Reeds, bamboo, or palm
05 Clay or mud
06 Wood
07 Adobe
08 Brick, cement blocks, rock, quarry, or concrete
98 Unknown
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">1. Walls</span>
<br />The question identifies the predominant basic material used to build the walls of the house. </p>

<p>[Figures are omitted]</p>

<p>Note that waste material comprises pieces of cardboard, rubber, tires, among others. The option "Ceramic partition, brick, cement block, stone, stone veneer, cement, or concrete" includes walls made of prefabricated materials; such are the panels, which are based on cement or concrete.</p>

<p>If the walls are made with two or more different materials, ask for the predominant material; in case you find two or more materials in the same proportion, select the first appearing in the options of response.</p>

<p>In some places, building materials can be called with different names; if you know them, mention those names to support the informant.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant material of the walls.
Universe
Mexico 2015: Private dwellings built for habitation [discrepancies: none]

concept

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