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National Census of Housing and Population 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Bolivia, 1992
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BOL_1992_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
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Walls (BO1992A_WALLS)

Data file: BOL1992_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 198
End: 198
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="BO92A037"><span class="em">3. Walls </span><br /><div class="i1">[Question 3 was asked of persons in occupied private dwellings, per Questions 1 and 2.]<br /><br />[] 1 Plastered adobe <br />[] 2 Adobe without plaster or mud-wall construction<br />[] 3 Brick, cement block, reinforced concrete, etc.<br />[] 4 Stone<br />[] 5 Wood<br />[] 6 Cane, palm, logs<br />[] 7 Others (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Plastered adobe
2 Adobe without plaster or mud-wall construction
3 Brick, cement block, or reinforced concrete
4 Stone
5 Wood
6 Cane, palm, logs
7 Other
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 v="BO92A037 BO92A038 BO92A039"><span class="h2">Predominant materials in the dwelling</span><br /><br />The next three questions refer to three parts of the dwelling: the walls, roof, and floors.<br /><br />In each case, mark the appropriate code for the predominant material in the dwelling.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BO92A037"><span class="h3">Question 3. Walls</span><br /><br /><span class="em">1. Plastered adobe.</span> When the predominant material in the walls is adobe and, furthermore, it is covered with another material that protects it.<br /><br /><span class="em">2. Unplastered adobe or mud-wall.</span> Dwellings with walls of uncovered adobe are included in this category.<br /><br /><span class="em">3. Brick, blocks of cement, concrete, etc.</span>When walls made of these materials are covered or uncovered.<br /><br /><span class="em">4. Stone.</span> In this category we take into account walls that are made of stones.<br /><br /><span class="em">5. Wood.</span>Included in this category are planks and boards. If the wood is only used as a covering for the wall, don't take it into account. Rather, instead record the material out of which the wall is actually made.<br /><br /><span class="em">6. Cane, palm leaves, tree trunks.</span>Whether they are covered or not.<br /><br /><span class="em">7. Other.</span> Those things not included in the previous categories, such as cardboard, tin, waste or other materials, in which case you should specify.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the wall material of the dwelling in which the household lives.
Universe
Bolivia 1992: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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