VI National Population and Housing Census, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981

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Reference ID

DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS

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Dec 22, 2014

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Roof type (DO1981A_ROOF)

Data file: DOM1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 208

End: 208

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

11. Roof</p>
<div class="i1">Predominant material in the roof of the dwelling.</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Zinc<br />[] 2 Asbestos-cement<br />[] 3 Cane<br />[] 4 Yagua palm<br />[] 5 Concrete<br />[] 6 Tiles<br />[] 7 Zinc sheets<br />[] 9 Others</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Zinc
2	Asbestos cement
3	Cane
4	Palm cane
5	Concrete
6	Tiles
7	Zinc sheets
8	Others
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

<span class="em">Question 11: Roof</span></p>

<p>The type of material is identified and the corresponding circle is filled in.</p>

<p>[The instructions refer to graphic illustrations of the various types of roof materials]

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the material of the dwelling’s roof.

Universe

Dominican Republic 1981: Dwellings with independent exit [discrepanices: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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