Intercensal Survey 2015 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 2015

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MEX_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS

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Separate cardboard, tin, or plastic to sell or give away (MX2015A_WASTESEP4)

Data file: MEX2015_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 254

End: 254

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

22. Separation and reuse
<br />Additionally, are you accustomed to:
<br />[Read all the options and circle one code for each one]</p>
<div class="i1">Separate waste for animal food</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><div class="i1">Separate waste for compost</div><div class="i2">[] 3 Yes<br />[] 4 No</div><div class="i1">Separate cardboard, aluminum cans, or plastic to sell or give away</div><div class="i2">[] 5 Yes<br />[] 6 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">22. Recycling</span>
<br />These questions identify if the population, before disposing of garbage, separates some food leftover or waste to give them to animals; to fertilize plants or gardens; to separate the PET (plastic), aluminum (cans), or paper (cardboard) to sell it, donate it, or bring it. Read the question mentioning each type of reuse and circle the respondent answers in each one.</p>

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Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the household separates cardboard, tin, or plastic to sell or give away.

Universe

Mexico 2015: Private dwellings built for habitation [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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