Population Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 1991

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Reference ID

BGD_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

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Wall type (BD1991A_0044)

Data file: BGD1991-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 143

End: 143

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

4. Material of the wall:

[] 1. Straw/Bamboo
[] 2. Mud/Raw brick
[] 3. Tin
[] 4. Wood
[] 5. Cement/brick

Categories

Value	Category
1	Straw/bamboo
2	Soil/raw brick
3	Tin
4	Wood
5	Cement/brick
8	Unknown

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

4. Material of the wall:
To identify the main dwelling house, consult with the respondent (if necessary). Don't embarrass the respondent by asking the question, rather observe and the materials of the wall of the main dwelling house of the household and mark the appropriate oval cell. If the household consists of more than one dwelling house, please check which house's wall is more expensive. Mark at oval cell (1) if the materials of the house mainly made of straw/bamboo, mark at (2) if it is made of brick, mark at (3) if it is tin, (4) if it is wood and (5) if it is made of cement/brick.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the main material of the walls.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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