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National Censuses: IX Population and IV Housing, Peru 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Peru, 1993
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PER_1993_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Computing, IPUMS
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Predominant material in the roof (PE1993A_ROOF)

Data file: PER1993_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 201
End: 201
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PE93A042 PE93A043 PE93A045">4. Construction material of the dwelling<br /><div class="i1">Circle the appropriate number:</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PE93A045"><div class="i1">B) The predominant material in the roof is:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Reinforced concrete<br />[] 2 Wood<br />[] 3 Tile<br />[] 4 <span class="lang">Calamina</span> [type of roof tile], fibrocement or other sheet material<br />[] 5 Cane sticks or woven plant material with clay<br />[] 6 Straw, palm leaves, etc.<br />[] 7 Other material (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Reinforced concrete
2 Wood
3 Tile
4 Calamina (sheet metal), fibrocement or other sheet material
5 Cane sticks or woven plant material with clay
6 Straw, palm leaves, etc
7 Other material
9 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 predominant material of the roof in the dwelling.
Universe
Peru 1993: Private, occupied dwellings with people present [discrepancies: none]

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