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Censos Nacionales IX de Población y V de Vivienda 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 2000
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CRI_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Wall material (CR2000A_WALL)

Data file: CRI2000_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="CR00A028"><span class="em">3. What is the predominant material in the exterior walls?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Cinder block or brick<br />[] 2 Socle with facing<br />[] 3 Socle without facing<br />[] 4 Wood with lining<br />[] 5 Wood without lining<br />[] 6 Prefabricated<br />[] 7 Other<br />[] 8 Waste material</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Cinder block or brick
2 Socle with facing
3 Socle without facing
4 Wood with facing
5 Wood without facing
6 Prefabricated
7 Other
8 Waste material
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 a="all" v="CR00A028"><span class="h3">Question 3: Predominant material in the exterior walls</span><br /><br />What is wanted with this question is the most used material in the construction of the walls of the front, sides and back part of the dwelling.<br /><br /><span class="em">Cinder block or brick</span>: Cemented materials: brick, concrete block, poured concrete, etc.<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of a house.]<br /><br />Mark with "X" only one option.<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 39]</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Socle (skirting board)</span>: Walls that have a base of cement and the rest of wood.<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Wood</span>: When the predominant material is wood of any type.<br /><br /><span class="em">- with lining</span>: When the wall is supported by a structure, generally of wood (that forms a partition) and this partition has a interior lining of wood, panel, fibrolite, plywood, etc.<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture.]<br /><br /><span class="em">-without lining</span>: When it is possible to observe from the interior of the dwelling, the structure that supports the wall.<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Prefabricated</span>: Concrete tiles that are bought already fabricated. The horizontal tiles are inserted in a slot that is in the columns that support them. They are distinguished because the columns project out from the walls, the vertical tiles are placed one joining the other so that they form walls thinner than those of concrete block.<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Other</span>: Here are included other materials like "adobe-<span class="lang">bahareque</span>" [a local tree], straw, bamboo, palm, zinc tins, etc.<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Waste material</span>: Elements already used of a short duration: cardboard, old cans, sacks, plastic, etc.<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture.]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant material used in the dwelling's exterior walls.
Universe
Costa Rica 2000: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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