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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 exterior walls (NI2005A_WALLS)

Data file: NIC2005_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 217
End: 218
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI05A031">3. What is the predominant construction material of the exterior walls?<br /><div class="i1">[] 01 Cement or concrete blocks<br />[] 02 Quarried stone <br />[] 03 Reinforced concrete<br />[] 04 Concrete slab<br />[] 05 Panels of Covintec [wire mesh over expanded foam covered with plaster]<br />[] 06 Drywall<br />[] 07 Plycem / Nicalit sheeting [sheeting of wood or other fiber]<br />[] 08 Concrete and wood (mini-skirted)<br />[] 09 Concrete and other materials<br />[] 10 Brick or clay blocks<br />[] 11 Adobe or <span class="lang">taquezal</span> [where wooden columns and beams provide structural support for the adobe]<br />[] 12 Wood<br />[] 13 Zinc<br />[] 14 Bamboo / <span class="lang">barul</span> / cane / palm<br />[] 15 Concrete waste or discarded materials<br />[] 16 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Cement or concrete blocks
02 Quarried stone
03 Reinforced concrete
04 Concrete slab
05 Covintec panels [wire mesh over expanded foam covered with plaster]
07 Plycem/Nicalit sheeting [sheeting of wood or other fiber]
08 Concrete and wood (mini-skirted)
09 Concrete and other materials
10 Brick or clay block
11 Adobe or taquezal [building material similar to adobe]
12 Wood
13 Zinc
14 Bamboo/[barul]/cane/palm
15 Rubble or discarded materials
16 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="NI05A031"><span class="h2">Dwelling building materials</span><br />The most important thing is to find out the basic material of the exterior walls of the dwelling, and not the covering.<br /><br /><span class="h3">Definitions</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Panels of Covintec</span><br />This is a poroplast panel combined with a high-resistance steel mesh and covered with a mix of cement and sand.<br /><br /><span class="em">Drywall</span><br />This is a laminate made from a base of plasterboard.<br /><br /><span class="em">Concrete and wood (mini-skirted)</span><br />This is any dwelling constructed on a base of concrete, stone, quarried stone or mud brick which generally makes up the bottom half of the building, with the top half being made of wood.<br /><br /><span class="em">Concrete and other materials</span><br />This is any dwelling constructed on a base of concrete, quarried stone or mud brick which generally makes up the bottom half of the construction, with the top half being made of zinc, Plycem or any other material except wood.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI05A031"><span class="em">Question 3. What is the predominant construction material of the exterior walls?</span><br /><br />Mark an "X" next to the option stated by the informant.<br /><br />Keep in mind that if there is more than one material in the walls of the dwelling, you should mark the material that predominates.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the primary construction material of exterior walls.
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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