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VI Censo de Población y V de Vivienda, 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Ecuador, 2001
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ECU_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Trash removal (EC2001A_TRASH)

Data file: ECU2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 202
End: 202
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v=" EC01A055">8. How does the household dispose of trash?<br /><div class="i1">[ ] 1 Trash collecting vehicle<br />[ ] 2 Empty lot or ditch<br />[ ] 3 Burning or burying<br />[ ] 4 Other form (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Trash collecting vehicle
2 Empty lot or ditch
3 Burning or burying
4 Other
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
<svar a="all" v="EC01A055"><span class="em">Question 8.- How is trash eliminated from the dwelling?</span><br /><br />[There is a picture of question 8 from this section of the enumeration form.]<br /><br />Mark box 1 if the dwelling's trash is collected by a trash truck that removes the trash close to the dwelling on an established schedule.<br /><br />Mark box 2 if the trash is thrown in a wasteland or ravine.<br /><br />[There is a drawing representing this option.]<br /><br />Mark box 3 if the trash is burned or buried.<br /><br />Mark box 4 if the if the elimination of waste is carried out in a manner other than those previously mentioned, and specify what manner that is.<br /><br /><span class="em">If more than one type of waste elimination is used, record the most frequently used one.</span><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the method of trash removal from the dwelling.
Universe
Ecuador 2001: Occupied private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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