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4th Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Rwanda, 2012
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RWA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Roof (RW2012A_ROOF)

Data file: RWA2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 180
End: 180
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section H: Housing Units Characteristics</span></p>

<p>4. What is the main material used for the roof?</p>
<div class="i1">In case of a storey [apartment] building, consider the roof of the last floor.<br /><br />[] 1 Iron Sheets<br />[] 2 Local tiles<br />[] 3 Industrial tiles<br />[] 4 Asbestos<br />[] 5 Concrete<br />[] 6 Cartoons/ sheathing<br />[] 7 Grass<br />[] 8 Other material</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Iron sheets
2 Local tiles
3 Industrial tiles
4 Asbestos
5 Concrete
6 Cartoons or sheathing
7 Grass
8 Other material
9 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the material used in the construction of the roof of the dwelling.
Universe
Rwanda 2012: All households

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