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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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Walls (RW2012A_WALLS)

Data file: RWA2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 181
End: 182
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p>5. What is the main material used for the walls?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Wood/mud<br />[] 2 Wood/cemented mud<br />[] 3 Sundried bricks<br />[] 4 Plastic sheathing/cardboard<br />[] 5 Cement blocks/concrete<br />[] 6 Stone<br />[] 7 Timber<br />[] 8 Burnt bricks<br />[] 9 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Wood or mud
02 Wood or cement mud
03 Sundried bricks
04 Plastic sheating or cardboard
05 Cement blocks or concrete
06 Stone
07 Timber
08 Burnt bricks
09 Other
99 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 walls of the dwelling.
Universe
Rwanda 2012: All households

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