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2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Primary construction material of the roof (NI2005A_ROOF)

Data file: NIC2005_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 219
End: 219
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI05A032">4. What is the predominant construction material of the roof?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Zinc<br />[] 2 Plycem / Nicalit sheeting [sheeting of wood or other fiber]<br />[] 3 Clay or cement tiles<br />[] 4 Reinforced concrete panels<br />[] 5 Straw, palm and similar materials<br />[] 6 Rubble or discarded materials<br />[] 7 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Zinc
2 Plycem/Nicalit sheeting [sheeting of wood or other fiber]
3 Clay or cement tiles
4 Reinforced concrete panels
5 Straw, palm and similar materials
6 Rubble or discarded materials
7 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="NI05A032"><span class="em">Question 4. What is the predominant construction material of the roof?</span><br /><br />The most important thing is to find out the roofing material that protects the majority of the dwelling, not the ceiling.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the primary construction material of the roof.
Universe
Nicaragua 2005: Private households with inhabitants present or hotel, boarding house and guest house [discrepancies: none]

concept

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