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

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Sep 03, 2025

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Separate waste into organic and inorganic before putting it into the truck or dumpster (MX2015A_WASTESEP1)

Data file: MEX2015_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 251

End: 251

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

21. Separation
<br />Are you accustomed to separate your trash into organic and inorganic before you leave it for collection or in a container?
<br />[Circle one code]</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 3 No</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
8	Unknown
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">21. Separation</span>
<br />This question allows you to know if the population separates the trash that is daily generated in the dwelling in organic and inorganic waste, before delivering it to the garbage service collection or taking it to the container or deposit. Read the question and wait for the informant response to circle it.</p>

<p>[Figures are omitted]

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the household separates waste into organic and inorganic before putting it into the truck or dumpster.

Universe

Mexico 2015: Private dwellings built for habitation with waste disposal system [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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