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Censos Nacionales. III de Vivienda – VII de Población 1973 - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 1973
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CRI_1973_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, Minnesota Population Center
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Wall material (CR1973A_0020)

Data file: CRI1973-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 156
End: 156
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
3. In the exterior walls

[] 1 Wood
[] 2 Cemented material (brick, cement block, metal sheet, etc.)
[] 3 Adobe or cane with earth covering (bahareque) (not cemented)
[] 4 Other (specify) ____
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Cement
3 Adobe or cane with earth (bahareque)
4 Other
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.
Interviewer instructions
4.5.- Question 3.- Predominant Materials in the Exterior Walls:

[Below the text is a filled out form.]

[p. 23]

The circle corresponding to what is the predominant material in the construction of the outside walls should be marked.


4.5.1.- Wood: Wood of any class

4.5.2.- Cemented Material: Include all cemented (repellado) material like: Brick, concrete block, stone, etc. Outside walls of adobe and cane with earth covered with a cement cap (bahareque) should be included also.

4.5.3.- Adobe or Bahareque: Include blocks of earth called adobe. Also bahareque should be included, which is a structure formed by beams of wood, cane, mud and pieces of tile.

4.5.4.- Other: The material that is different that those described in the previous points should be specified. Examples: Straw, palm, sticks, etc.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant material of the dwelling's walls.
Universe
Occupied private dwellings

concept

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