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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 walls (PE1993A_WALLS)

Data file: PER1993_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 198
End: 198
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="PE93A042"><div class="i1">A) The predominant material in the exterior walls is:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Brick or cement block<br />[] 2 Limed or cemented stone or ashlar, [<span class="lang">piedra o sillar con cal o cemento</span>]<br />[] 3 Adobe or mud wall (<span class="lang">tapia</span>)<br />[] 4 Cane sticks with clay (<span class="lang">quincha o caña con barro</span>)<br />[] 5 Stone with clay<br />[] 6 Wood<br />[] 7 Woven straw or reeds (<span class="lang">estera</span>)<br />[] 8 Other material (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Brick or cement block
2 Limed or cemented stone or ashlar
3 Adobe or mud wall
4 Cane sticks with clay (quincha o caña con barro)
5 Stone with clay
6 Wood
7 Woven straw or reeds (estera)
8 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 walls in the dwelling.
Universe
Peru 1993: Private, occupied dwellings with people present [discrepancies: none]

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