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IX Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico de 1980. - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 1980
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BRA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS
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Walls (BR1980A_WALL)

Data file: BRA1980_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 186
End: 186
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">(The following questions are only for permanent private households)</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BR80A009"><span class="h3">3. Walls</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 2 masonry<br />[] 4 wood<br />[] 6 uncoated lathe and plaster<br />[] 7 scraps of material<br />[] 8 straw<br />[] 0 other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Masonry
2 Wood
3 Uncoated lathe and plaster
4 Scraps of material
5 Straw
6 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="BR80A009"><span class="h3">Question 3 - Walls</span><br /><br />Mark one of the boxes, according to the material predominantly used in the construction:<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Masonry</span> - for bricks, adobe, stone, concrete slabs or precast concrete (covered or not with plaster), unfinished concrete and lined lathe and plaster. Walls of metal and glass structures and those lined with marble, stone, etc. are included in this case.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 33]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Wood</span> - when any type of finished wood is used, even if not in good condition, except for processed wood from boxes or crates, plywood boards, etc.<br /><span class="em">Unfinished lath and plaster</span> - when the walls are made of mud or lime and sand with wooden pillars and stakes, indoor partitions, stucco, wattle and dubb, etc.;<br /><span class="em">Scrap material</span>l - when material from crates or boxes, plywood boards or empty containers, etc. is used. Wall material already used as such in the past is not considered scrap material.<br /><span class="em">Straw</span> - when the walls are made of sape grass, leaves, or shells of vegetables, plants, etc.; or<br /><span class="em">Other</span> - when material that does not fit into any of the above categories has been used.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable identifies the type of material predominantly used in the construction of the walls.
Universe
Brazil 1980: Permanent private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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