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XI Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 2000. - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 2001
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BRA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS
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Waste water (BR2000A_WASTE)

Data file: BRA2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 221
End: 221
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="BR00A037"><span class="h3">2.11 The sewage system of this bathroom or toilet is connected to:</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 general sewage system or pluvial<br />[] 2 septic tank<br />[] 3 rudimentary septic tank<br />[] 4 trench/ditch<br />[] 5 river, lake, or ocean<br />[] 6 other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 General sewage or rain system
2 Septic tank
3 Rudimentary cesspool
4 Ditch
5 River, lake or ocean
6 Other drainage
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="BR00A037"><span class="h3">Question 2.11 (Sample) and 2.09 (Basic) - The sewage outlet from this bathroom/restroom is connected to a:</span><br /><br />Mark, as the case may be, even if the restroom is common to more than one household/dwelling (community):<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">1 - General sewer or rain system</span> - When the outlet for the water served and the bathroom or rest room waste is connected to a collection system that leads to a general outlet of the area, region or municipality, even if the system does not have a sewage treatment station;<br /><span class="em">2 - Septic tank</span> - When the outflow from the bathroom or rest room is connected to a septic tank; that is, the sewage is drained to a nearby cesspool where it goes through a process of treatment or decantation, whether or not the liquid part is drained to a general outlet of the area, region or municipality;</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 85]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">3 - Rudimentary cesspool</span> - When the bathroom or rest room is connected to a rustic cesspool (black cesspool, well, hole, etc.);<br /><span class="em">4 - Ditch</span> - When the bathroom or rest room is connected directly to an open-air ditch;<br /><span class="em">5 - River, lake or ocean</span> - When the bathroom or rest room is connected directly to a river, lake or ocean; and<br /><span class="em">6 - Other sewage outlet</span> - When the sewage outlet from the bathroom or rest room does not fit into the categories described above.</div><br /><br />If there is more than one type of sewage outlet in the household/dwelling, record that which applies first in the order shown.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of drainage/sewage system.
Universe
Brazil 2000: Households in permanent dwellings with bathroom or toilet [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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