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V Censo de Población y IV de Vivienda, 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Ecuador, 1990
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ECU_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Method of water supply for dwelling (EC1990A_WATERSRC)

Data file: ECU1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 195
End: 195
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="EC90A031 EC90A035">4. Water supply in the dwelling<br /><br /><div class="i1">A. What is the supply system?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 By pipe inside the dwelling<br />[] 2 By pipe outside the dwelling but inside the building, lot or grounds<br />[] 3 By pipe outside of the building, lot or grounds<br />[] 4 Does not get water via pipe</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">B. What is the normal means of supply?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Public system<br />[] 2 Well<br />[] 3 River, spring, stream or canal<br />[] 4 Delivery truck<br />[] 5 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Public network
2 Well
3 River, spring, etc.
4 Delivery truck
5 Others
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="EC90A031"><span class="em">B. What is the normal water supply system?</span><br /><br />1. Public water system -- when there is system for collecting, treating, and distributing water to the dwelling.<br /><br />2. Well -- when the dwelling extracts subterranean water with a pump or bucket, etc.<br /><br />3. River, water fall, irrigation ditch, or channel -- when the water supply in manual or direct from a river, water fall, irrigation ditch, or channel.<br /><br />4. Delivery truck -- when the water supply is from a delivery truck (public or private).<br /><br />5. Other -- when the water supply is a different method from the above mentioned, for example: rain water.<br /><br />Mark only one box in each section according to the answer from the informant.<br /><br /><div class="i1">4. Water supply<br />A. What is the water system?</div><br /><div class="i2">[ ] 1 Piped water inside the dwelling<br />[ ] 2 Piped water outside the dwelling, but inside the building, plot or land<br />[ ] 3 Piped water outside the plot or land<br />[ ] 4 No piped water</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">B. What is the normal water supply system?</div><br /><div class="i2">[ ] 1 Public water system<br />[ ] 2 Well<br />[ ] 3 River, water fall, irrigation ditch, or channel<br />[ ] 4 Delivery truck<br />[ ] 5 Other</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the method by which the dwelling receives water.
Universe
Ecuador 1990: Private occupied dwellings with persons present during enumeration [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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