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1995 National Census. Seventh Census of Population, Third Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1995
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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Flooring materials (NI1995A_FLOOR)

Data file: NIC1995_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 180
End: 180
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Characteristics of the dwelling</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A031"><span class="em">Flooring material</span><br />5. What is the predominant material used for flooring?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Wood, <span class="lang">tambo</span> [wood planks], etc.<br />[] 2 Floor tiles<br />[] 3 Clay block<br />[] 4 Cement block or stone / mosaic / ceramic tile (<span class="lang">terrazzo</span>)<br />[] 5 Dirt<br />[] 6 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood, tambo [wood planks], etc.
2 Tiled
3 Clay block
4 Cement block or stone/mosaic/ceramic tile
5 Dirt
6 Other type
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="NI95A031"><span class="em">Question 5: Predominant flooring material</span><br />In this case, we want to know the material that covers the floor in the dwelling. If the floor of the dwelling is built of more than one material, mark the predominant one.<br /><br />What is the predominant material used for flooring? [The following choices are described by illustration]<br /><div class="i1">1. Wood, <span class="lang">tambo</span>, etc.<br /><br />2. Floor tiles<br /><br />3. Clay brick<br /><br />4. Cement brick, or stone/mosaic/ceramic tile (<span class="lang">terrazzo</span>)<br /><br />5. Dirt<br /><br />6. Other<br />These are the materials that are not included categories above, such as: marble, stone, discarded materials, etc.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the dwelling's flooring materials.
Universe
Nicaragua 1995: Private occupied households with inhabitants present [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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