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2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 2009
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KEN_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Main roof materials (KE2009A_ROOF)

Data file: KEN2009_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 241
End: 242
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Literal question
<svar a="all" v="KE09A052"><span class="em">Dominant construction material of main dwelling unit</span><br />H-21. Roof<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Corrugated iron sheets<br />[] 2 Tiles<br />[] 3 Concrete<br />[] 4 Asbestos sheets<br />[] 5 Grass <br />[] 6 <span class="lang">Makuti</span><br />[] 7 Tin<br />[] 8 Mud/dung<br />[] 9 Other (specify)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Corrugated iron sheets
02 Tiles
03 Concrete
04 Asbestos sheets
05 Grass
06 Makuti
07 Tin
08 Mud/dung
09 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the dominant construction material of the dwelling's roof.
Universe
Kenya 2009: Conventional households or refugee camps [discrepancies: none]

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