Censos Nacionales 1984. Octavo Censo Nacional de Población. Cuarto Censo Nacional de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 1984
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CRI_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía y Comercio, IPUMS
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Roof material and condition (CR1984A_ROOF)
Data file: CRI1984_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
212
End:
213
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CR84A022 CR84A023 CR84A024"><span class="em">Predominant Material and Condition</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A023">4. Roof<br /><div class="i1">Clay tiles</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 01 Good<br />[] 02 Fair<br />[] 03 Poor</div><br /><div class="i1">Metal sheet</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 04 Good<br />[] 05 Fair<br />[] 06 Poor</div><br /><div class="i1">Asbestos - cement</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 07 Good<br />[] 08 Fair<br />[] 09 Poor</div><br /><div class="i1">Other</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 10 Good<br />[] 11 Fair<br />[] 12 Poor</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A023">4. Roof<br /><div class="i1">Clay tiles</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 01 Good<br />[] 02 Fair<br />[] 03 Poor</div><br /><div class="i1">Metal sheet</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 04 Good<br />[] 05 Fair<br />[] 06 Poor</div><br /><div class="i1">Asbestos - cement</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 07 Good<br />[] 08 Fair<br />[] 09 Poor</div><br /><div class="i1">Other</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 10 Good<br />[] 11 Fair<br />[] 12 Poor</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Clay tile: good condition |
| 02 | Clay tile: fair condition |
| 03 | Clay tile: poor condition |
| 04 | Metal sheet: good condition |
| 05 | Metal sheet: fair condition |
| 06 | Metal sheet: poor condition |
| 07 | Cement asbestos: good condition |
| 08 | Cement asbestos: fair condition |
| 09 | Cement asbestos: poor condition |
| 10 | Other material: good condition |
| 11 | Other material: fair condition |
| 12 | Other material: poor condition |
| 99 | 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
<svar v="CR84A022 CR84A023 CR84A024"><span class="h3">Section: Predominant Material and Condition of ____</span><br /><br />The three questions that follow in the dwelling form refer, each one, to the <span class="em">Predominant Material</span> and <span class="em">Condition of: the Outside Walls</span> (question 3) <span class="em">The Roof</span> (question 4) and <span class="em">The Floor</span> (question 5). It concerns in these cases observing of which materials are built the walls, the floor and the roof of the dwelling in the census moment, to register its state, according to which part it corresponds to.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A023"><span class="h3">Question 4: Predominant Material and Condition of the Roof</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br /><span class="em">The Most Predominant Material</span><br /><br />The roofs of Costa Rican houses are built mostly with metal sheets or with "mud tile". Of course, surely you will find some with asbestos, cement, or other type of material for the roof, although there are exceptions; for those last cases we have reserved, as in question 3, a space in which you will have to mark with an X the alternative that has been named "Other" (in which are included, for example: cement, mud tiles, wooden tiles, plastic sheets, palm, etc.).<br /><br />We do not insist too much inasmuch as "tiles of mud" because it concerns that which we all know is made from baked mud and is found in the traditional farming dwelling, or rural villages or in recent mansions. The same goes for roofs made with "sheets of metal", which we know as sheets of zinc, although the possibility of finding a house where the tiles are only constitute a decorative element must be kept in mind, and under these are the sheets of zinc, that by being the predominant material of the roof will be marked as an alternative. For such a better possibility, verify from the resident of the dwelling or the <span class="em">Enumerated Person</span> about this respect.<br /><br />Also we call your attention inasmuch as the roofs made with a base of "asbestos-cement", which is a material used recently and known generally as "Ricalit", which is the brand that seems to have been used most. Asbestos-cement is as its name indicates, a material made with as its base a mixture of asbestos and cement. In addition to the type "Ricalit" of which we have spoken, other similar ones exist with other brand names. The important thing is that you know that you will find it generally in cases of recent urbanizations, principally those named "prefabricated".<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 28]</span><br /><br /><span class="em">The state of the predominant material:</span><br /><br />To evaluate the state in which the predominant material is found, we turn to the three categories that we have used in the previous question, saying:<br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>"Good": when the roof does not shoe any defects or sagging.</li>
<li>"Fair": if the roof requires repairs of some importance, since it shows damages in its materials, although it does not constitute any imminent danger for the inhabitants of the dwelling.</li>
<li>"Bad": when the roof is in such a state that, is demands to be substituted almost completely, both because it leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of the rain, in danger of falling over or other possible mishaps.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A023"><span class="h3">Question 4: Predominant Material and Condition of the Roof</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br /><span class="em">The Most Predominant Material</span><br /><br />The roofs of Costa Rican houses are built mostly with metal sheets or with "mud tile". Of course, surely you will find some with asbestos, cement, or other type of material for the roof, although there are exceptions; for those last cases we have reserved, as in question 3, a space in which you will have to mark with an X the alternative that has been named "Other" (in which are included, for example: cement, mud tiles, wooden tiles, plastic sheets, palm, etc.).<br /><br />We do not insist too much inasmuch as "tiles of mud" because it concerns that which we all know is made from baked mud and is found in the traditional farming dwelling, or rural villages or in recent mansions. The same goes for roofs made with "sheets of metal", which we know as sheets of zinc, although the possibility of finding a house where the tiles are only constitute a decorative element must be kept in mind, and under these are the sheets of zinc, that by being the predominant material of the roof will be marked as an alternative. For such a better possibility, verify from the resident of the dwelling or the <span class="em">Enumerated Person</span> about this respect.<br /><br />Also we call your attention inasmuch as the roofs made with a base of "asbestos-cement", which is a material used recently and known generally as "Ricalit", which is the brand that seems to have been used most. Asbestos-cement is as its name indicates, a material made with as its base a mixture of asbestos and cement. In addition to the type "Ricalit" of which we have spoken, other similar ones exist with other brand names. The important thing is that you know that you will find it generally in cases of recent urbanizations, principally those named "prefabricated".<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 28]</span><br /><br /><span class="em">The state of the predominant material:</span><br /><br />To evaluate the state in which the predominant material is found, we turn to the three categories that we have used in the previous question, saying:<br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>"Good": when the roof does not shoe any defects or sagging.</li>
<li>"Fair": if the roof requires repairs of some importance, since it shows damages in its materials, although it does not constitute any imminent danger for the inhabitants of the dwelling.</li>
<li>"Bad": when the roof is in such a state that, is demands to be substituted almost completely, both because it leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of the rain, in danger of falling over or other possible mishaps.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the material and condition of the dwelling's roof.
Universe
Costa Rica 1984: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |