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The 1971 Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1971
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DEU_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central State Office for Statistics, IPUMS
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Physical condition of building (DE1971A_BLDCOND)

Data file: DEU1971_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 150
End: 150
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="DE71A031 DE71A033 DE71A036 DE71A034 DE71A035 DE71A039 DE71A040 DE71A041 DE71A042 DE71A043 DE71A044">For residential buildings, the applicable circle in sections A-G should be marked.<br /><br />For non-residential buildings and temporary accommodations [emergency] sections C-G are not applicable.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="DE71A036">C. Physical condition level of the building<br /><div class="i1">The building has the physical condition level:<br /><br />[] 1 Well preserved<br />[] 2 Light damage<br />[] 3 Heavy damage<br />[] 4 Unsuitable as residential building<br />[] 5 Not stated</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="DE71A036">Section C: Physical condition level of the building<br /><div class="i1">The applicable physical condition levels for every building are carried over from the check sheet by the organization office. They are adopted in this section of the building list, where the corresponding circles are marked.<br /><br />They mean:<br />Condition level 1: Building in good condition. No repairs are expected in the near future (e.g. new buildings, well maintained buildings, restored buildings).<br /><br />Condition level 2: Building has damages. There are functional defects on the building that should be repaired in order to prevent them developing into larger damages (e.g. damages on roofs, gutters, fireplaces, windows, doors, stoves, on the exterior plaster, on the heater, on the sanitary facilities).<br /><br />Condition level 3: Building has considerable defects that compromise its continued existence or usability. A restoration of the building is necessary. If there is further deterioration, closing off of the inhabited areas is unavoidable (e.g. deep cracks in the masonry, considerable dry rot infestation, damp basement masonry, unusable installations).<br /><br />Condition level 4: The building is closed off by the state building inspectors, or closing off is imminent based on the bad condition.<br /><br />If the condition level provided by the organization office is missing or the provided condition level apparently no longer corresponds to the observed construction condition of the building, then a clarification is required. (Please note the corresponding directions in the "handbook for the enumerator")</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Well preserved
2 Light damage
3 Heavy damage
4 Unsuitable as residential building
8 Not stated
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 physical condition of the building in which the household resides.
Universe
Germany 1971: Households in private dwellings in residential buildings [discrepancies: none]

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