Priority Survey I 1992

Gambia, The, 1992

Reference ID

GMB_1992_PS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS)

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What is the construction material of the dwelling/compound? (s2aq6)

Data file: ps92s_2a

Overview

Valid: 1485

Invalid: 555

Minimum: 2

Maximum: 4

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 24

End: 24

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the construction material of the dwelling/compound?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Wholly traditional materials
2	Partly traditional materials
3	Concrete block
4	Other

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

In the case of a single building dwelling, this question may be striaghtforward However many buildings are constructed using part modern and part traditional materials. In addition, some compounds have a number of buildings made of different materials--some traditional some modern. In such a case, you such record P.
If howevr, all buildings are made of concrete blocks except the kitchen which is traditional then record the code C concrete block. Traditional kitchens are not considered to be ppart okf the dwelling for the purposes of this survey. Traditional materials include mud bricks, thatch, logs, stones etc.
Other could include modern bricks galvanished iron sawmilled timber.

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