National Population and Housing Census, 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Argentina, 1991

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ARG_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS

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Unsatisfied basic needs (AR1991A_UBN)

Data file: ARG1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 209

End: 209

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
	No unsatisfied basic needs
1	1 unsatisfied need
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
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 number of unsatisfied basic needs in the dwelling. The unsatisfied basic needs include: without public or private medical insurance, without water access, dirt floor in the dwelling, and without a telephone.

Universe

Argentina 1991: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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