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1990 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Type of toilet facilities (TT1990A_TOILET)

Data file: TTO1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 145
End: 145
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Characteristics of the dwelling unit occupied by household</span></p>

<p>Interviewer: A dwelling unit must have a separate entrance and not be accessed or entered through someone else's living arrangements.</p>

<p>41. Toilet facilities
<br />41(a). What type of toilet facilities does the household have?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Pit<br />[] 2 WC linked to sewer<br />[] 3 WC not linked to sewer<br />[] 4 Other<br />[] 5 None<br />[] 6 Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Pit
2 WC link to sewer
3 WC not linked to sewer
4 None
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">Characteristics of the dwelling unit </span></p>

<p>Question 41[a] type of toilet facilities </p>
<div class="i1">-Pit <br />This describes the type of toilet facility available to the household as being pit or latrine. This toilet facility is not water-borne. <br />-W.C. linked to sewer <br />This toilet facility is flush or water closet which fills from a piped water supply and empties into a sewerage disposal system. <br />-W.C not linked to sewer <br />This toilet facility is water-borne and empties into a septic tank or an absorption pit [soak-away]. <br />-Other <br />This category refers to all types of toilet facilities not described above. <br />-None <br />Applies if no toilet facilities are available to the household on the premises. Immediately after such an entry is made, question 41[b], box [8] must be ticked to indicate that the question does not apply.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facilities.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1990: All households

concept

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