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X Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 1991. - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 1990
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BRA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS
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Waste disposal (BR1991A_WASTE)

Data file: BRA1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 244
End: 244
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="BR91A035"><span class="h3">14. Waste disposal</span><br /><div class="i1">Collected:<br />[] 1 directly<br />[] 2 indirectly<br />[] 3 burned<br />[] 4 buried<br />Thrown:<br />[] 5 vacant lots<br />[] 6 river, lake, ocean<br />[] 7 other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Collected directly
2 Collected indirectly
3 Burnt
4 Buried
5 Thrown in vacant areas
6 Thrown into river, lake or ocean
7 Other
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="BR91A035"><span class="h3">Question 14 - Disposal of waste/garbage</span><br />Mark:<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">1 - Collected directly</span> - Is collected by a cleaning service when the waste/garbage from the household/dwelling is collected directly by a public or private company or service;<br /><span class="em">2 - Collected indirectly</span> - Is placed in a bin belonging to a public or private company or service - When the waste/garbage from the household/dwelling is deposited in a bin or tank outside the household/dwelling, to be collected later by a public or private company or service;<br /><span class="em">3 - Burnt</span> - When the waste/garbage from the household/dwelling is burnt directly on the land or property where the household/dwelling is located, or elsewhere;<br /><span class="em">4 - Buried</span> - When the waste/garbage from the household/dwelling is buried directly on the land or property where the household/dwelling is located, or elsewhere;<br /><span class="em">5 - Thrown into an empty lot or thoroughfare</span> - When the waste/garbage from the household/dwelling is thrown on land outside the area of the household;<br /><span class="em">6 - Thrown into a river, lake or ocean</span> - When the waste/garbage from the household/dwelling is thrown into the water of a river, lake or ocean; or<br /><span class="em">7 - Other</span> - When the waste/garbage from the household/dwelling is disposed of in some way other than those listed above.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the dwelling has a waste disposal system.
Universe
Brazil 1991: Dwellings that are not improvised or collective [Discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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