1990 Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture - IPUMS Subset

Zambia, 1990

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ZMB_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS

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Main source of water supply (ZM1990A_WATSUP)

Data file: ZMB1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 234

End: 234

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

H-8 What is the main source of water supply for this house </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1-Piped water inside housing unit<br />[] 2-Piped water outside housing unit and within a distance of 100 meters <br />[] 3-Piped water outside the housing unit and beyond 100 meters <br />[] 4-Well or borehole<br />[] 5-River / streams<br />[] 6-Other</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Piped, inside
2	Piped, outside
3	Outside within 100 meters
4	Well or borehole
5	River or stream
6	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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's main source of water supply.

Universe

Zambia 1990: Occupied residential households [discrepancies: none]

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