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XII General Population and Housing Census, 2000 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 2000
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MEX_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Walls (MX2000A_WALLS)

Data file: MEX2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 207
End: 207
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MX00A011">1. Walls<br />What material are most of the outer walls made of in this dwelling?<br />Circle only one answer.<br /><br /><div class="i1">1 Waste material<br />2 Cardboard sheet<br />3 Metal or asbestos sheets<br />4 Reed, bamboo or palm<br />5 Clay or clay covered sticks<br />6 Wood<br />7 Adobe<br />8 Brick, block, stone or cement</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Waste material
2 Cardboard sheet
3 Asbestos or metal sheet
4 Reed, bamboo or palm
5 Clay or clay-covered sticks
6 Wood
7 Adobe
8 Brick, block, quarry stone, stone, cement or concrete
9 Not specified
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
<span class="h2">5.1 Dwelling Characteristics</span></p>

<p>The purpose of this section is to gain knowledge of all the construction materials, the number of rooms, and the services which the dwelling has, as well as other characteristics.</p>

<p>In the case of refuges, do not ask the characteristics of the dwelling. Initiate the interview in section II. Residents, households, and lists of persons.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main construction material used in the walls of the dwelling.
Universe
Mexico 2000: All households

concept

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