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Population Census 2001, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 2001
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JAM_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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Type of housing unit (JM2001A_TYPHOUS)

Data file: JAM2001_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 162
End: 162
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="JM01A044"><span class="em">2.1 What type of housing unit is this?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Separate house-detached<br />[] 2 Attached<br />[] 3 Part of commercial building<br />[] 4 Improvised housing unit<br />[] 5 Other<br />[] 9 Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Separate house-detached
2 Attached
3 Part of commercial building
4 Improvised housing unit
5 Other
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of housing unit a dwelling is.
Universe
Jamaica 2001: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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