National Population, Households, and Dwellings Census, 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Argentina, 2001 - 2002
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Reference ID
ARG_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Jan 05, 2026
Last modified
Jan 05, 2026
- Data files
- ARG2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ARG2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Roof material (AR2001A_ROOF)
Data file: ARG2001_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
232
End:
233
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="AR01A028 AR01A029 AR01A030 AR01A031 AR01A032 AR01A033 AR01A034 AR01A035 AR01A036 AR01A037 AR01A038 AR01A039 AR01A040 AR01A041 AR01A045 AR01A046 AR01A047 AR01A048 AR01A049 AR01A050 AR01A051 AR01A052">[Questions 5-24 were asked in the case of households that occupied some structure, per question 4.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A048">8. What is the predominant material of the exterior covering of the roof?<br /><div class="i1">[] Asphalt covering or membrane<br />[] Floor tile or flat stone (without covering)<br />[] Slate or tile<br />[] Metal sheet (without covering)<br />[] Fibrocement [asbestos] sheet or plastic<br />[] Cardboard sheet<br />[] Cane, board or straw with mud, only straw<br />[] Others</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A048">8. What is the predominant material of the exterior covering of the roof?<br /><div class="i1">[] Asphalt covering or membrane<br />[] Floor tile or flat stone (without covering)<br />[] Slate or tile<br />[] Metal sheet (without covering)<br />[] Fibrocement [asbestos] sheet or plastic<br />[] Cardboard sheet<br />[] Cane, board or straw with mud, only straw<br />[] Others</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Roof with asphalt or laminate cover with ceiling |
| 02 | Roof with asphalt or laminate cover without ceiling |
| 03 | Tile or flat stone roof with ceiling |
| 04 | Tile or flat stone roof without ceiling |
| 05 | Slate or tile roof with ceiling |
| 06 | Slate or tile roof without ceiling |
| 07 | Sheet metal roof with ceiling |
| 08 | Sheet metal roof without ceiling |
| 09 | Fibercement or plastic roof with ceiling |
| 10 | Fibercement or plastic roof without ceiling |
| 11 | Cardborad sheet roof |
| 12 | Roof made of cane, plank and straw, only straw |
| 13 | Roof made of other material with ceiling |
| 14 | Roof made of other material without ceiling |
| 99 | 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
<svar a="AR01A028" v="AR01A028 AR01A047 AR01A048"><span class="em">Questions 5, 6, and 8: What is the main material of ... ?</span><br /><div class="i1">In each of these questions, main means the material that is found in the greatest proportion in the floors, exterior walls, and exterior covering of the roof of the dwelling. If there are different materials in the same proportions, you should register the one that is of the better quality.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A048"><span class="em">Question 9: Does the roof have a false ceiling or an interior covering?</span><br /><div class="i1">Understood as false ceiling/interior covering is the covering on the inside of the roof of the dwelling, which can be: plaster, chalk, wood, sheets of expandable polystyrene, etc. The false ceiling is an additional insulation on the roof that serves the purpose of protecting the inhabitants from noises and bad weather.<br /><br />When some/any of the rooms of the dwelling do not have false ceilings, you will register the predominant condition.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A048"><span class="em">Question 9: Does the roof have a false ceiling or an interior covering?</span><br /><div class="i1">Understood as false ceiling/interior covering is the covering on the inside of the roof of the dwelling, which can be: plaster, chalk, wood, sheets of expandable polystyrene, etc. The false ceiling is an additional insulation on the roof that serves the purpose of protecting the inhabitants from noises and bad weather.<br /><br />When some/any of the rooms of the dwelling do not have false ceilings, you will register the predominant condition.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates roof material.
Universe
Argentina 2001: Non-collective dwellings and not homeless [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |