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National Censuses 2017: 12th Population Census, 7th Housing Census, 3rd Indigenous Communities Census, and 1st Farmer Communities Census - IPUMS Subset

Peru, 2017
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PER_2017_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Computing, IPUMS
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Predominant construction material of roof (PE2017A_ROOF)

Data file: PER2017_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 194
End: 194
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section II. Characteristics and services of the housing unit</span></p>

<p><span class="em">4. In the housing unit, is the predominant construction material of the roof:</span><div class="i1">(Read each alternative and fill in only one oval)<br /><br />[] 1 Reinforced concrete?<br />[] 2 Wood?<br />[] 3 Shingles?<br />[] 4 Sheets of zinc, fiber cement or similar?<br />[] 5 Cane or mat with mud or cement?<br />[] 6 Plywood / matting / reed?<br />[] 7 Straw, palm leaves and similar?<br />[] 8 Other material?</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Reinforced concrete
2 Wood
3 Shingles
4 Sheets of zinc, fiber cement or similar
5 Cane or mat with mud or cement
6 Plywood or matting or reed
7 Straw, palm leaves and similar
8 Other material
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="h1">5. Chapter 5: Specific instructions to fill out Section II: Characteristics and services of the housing unit</span>
<br />If there is more than one household in the housing unit, please fill in Section II, "Characteristics and services of the housing unit" for the main household only.</p>

<p><span class="h3">Question 4: In the housing unit, the predominant construction material of the roof: </span></p>

<p>In option 8, "other material?", please consider any type of material not established in the previous options, such as cane without mud, plastic, among others.</p>

<p><span class="em">Predominant construction material in roofs</span>: It refers to the material that covers most of the room ceilings of the housing unit.

Description

Universe
Peru 2017: Private occupied dwellings with persons present [discrepancies: none]

concept

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