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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 2000
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TTO_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Toilet facilities (TT2000A_TOILET)

Data file: TTO2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 196
End: 196
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">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>58. Toilet facilities</p>
<div class="i1">(a) What type of toilet facilities does the household have?<br /><br />[] 1. WC linked to sewer<br />[] 2. Septic tank / Soakaway<br />[] 3. Pit / Latrine<br />[] 4. Other<br />[] 5. None<br />[] 9. Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 WC linked to sewer
2 Septic tank
3 Pit or latrine
4 Other
5 None
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="h3">Characteristics of dwelling unit occupied by household</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 58 - Toilet facilities</span></p>

<p>This question is divided into two (2) parts - question 58(a) and question 58(b).</p>

<p>In Question 58(a) the tick must indicate the type of toilet facilities available to the household. i.e.</p>
<div class="i1">1. Water closet (W.C.) linked to sewer: This toilet facility is flush or water closet, which fills from a piped water supply and empties into a sewerage disposal system.<br /><br />2. Septic tank / soakaway (W.C. not linked to sewer): This toilet facility is water borne and empties into a septic tank or an absorption pit (soak away).<br /><br />3. Pit / latrine: This describes the type of toilet facility available to the household as being pit or latrine. This toilet facility is not water-borne.<br /><br />4. Other: This category refers to all other types of toilet facilities not described above.<br /><br />5. None: Applies if no toilet facilities are available to the household on their premises. Immediately such an entry is made, question 58(b), box 8 must be ticked to indicate that the question does not apply.</div><p>For question 58 (b) the tick must indicate whether the household has its own private toilet facilities or shares with one or more households.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facilities that the household has.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2000: Households that completed the interview [discrepancies: none]

concept

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