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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 type of human waste disposal (KE2009A_SEWER)

Data file: KEN2009_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 248
End: 249
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="KE09A056">H-25. Main type of human waste disposal. <br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Main sewer<br />[] 2 Septic tank<br />[] 3 Cess pool<br />[] 4 VIP pit latrine<br />[] 5 Pit latrine covered<br />[] 6 Pit latrine uncovered<br />[] 7 Bucket latrine<br />[] 8 Bush<br />[] 9 Other (specify)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Main sewer
02 Septic tank
03 Cesspool
04 VIP pit latrine
05 Pit latrine covered
06 Pit latrine uncovered
07 Bucket latrine
08 Bush
09 Other
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 where the household disposes of waste.
Universe
Kenya 2009: Conventional households or refugee camps [discrepancies: none]

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