Population Census 1982, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1982

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JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, IPUMS

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Dec 20, 2012

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Material of outer walls (JM1982A_WALLS)

Data file: JAM1982_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 155

End: 156

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
01	Concrete and blocks
02	Stone
03	Brick
04	[Concrete] nog
05	Wattle and daub
06	Wood
07	Wood and concrete
08	Wood and bricks
09	Other
98	Unknown
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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the material of the outer walls of the building in which the household resides.

Universe

Jamaica 1982: Private dwellings [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II 3.6%]

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