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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2000
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GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Liquid waste disposal (GH2000A_SEWER)

Data file: GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 230
End: 230
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="GH00A060">H15 Liquid waste disposal: How does your household dispose of liquid waste?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Through the sewerage system<br />[] 2 Thrown onto the street/outside<br />[] 3 Thrown into gutter<br />[] 4 Thrown onto compound<br />[] 5 Other (specify) ________</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Through sewerage system
2 Thrown onto the street/outside
3 Thrown into gutter
4 Thrown onto compound
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="GH00A060"><span class="em">H15. Liquid waste disposal: How does your household dispose of liquid waste?</span><br /><br />This refers to liquid waste water from kitchen, bathroom and washing of clothes produced by the household or occupants of the living quarters. The liquid waste may be disposed of through the sewerage system, or thrown onto the street or gutter or by some other means.<br /><br /><div class="i1">1. Through the sewerage system: These are liquid waste disposed through a plumbing system.<br /><br />2. Thrown onto the street/outside: Where liquid waste is disposes indiscriminately on the street or outside the house.<br /><br />3. Thrown onto gutters: Where liquid waste is thrown onto the gutter.<br /><br />4. Thrown onto compound: Liquid waste is thrown indiscriminately onto the compound.<br /><br />5. Other (specify): Any other means of disposing of liquid waste not specified by 1 - 4.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This question refers to the collection and disposal of liquid waste generated by members of the household (or occupants of the living quarters).
Universe
Ghana 2000: Occupied private households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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