1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980

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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Sewage disposal (PR1980A_SEWAGE)

Data file: PRI1980_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 197

End: 197

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="PR80A064"><span class="em">H15. Is this building connected to a public sewer? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, connected to public sewer<br />[] No, connected to septic tank or cesspool<br />[] No, use other means</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	Public sewer
2	Septic tank or cesspool
3	Other means

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 type of sewage disposal.

Universe

Puerto Rico 1980: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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