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General Census of Population and Housing 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Senegal, 1988
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SEN_1988_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Type of toilet facility (SN1988A_0046)

Data file: SEN1988-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 133
End: 133
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
H2. Type of toilet facility

[] 1 Water closet, connected to sewage
[] 2 Water closet, septic tank
[] 3 Cesspool
[] 4 Public toilet facility
[] 5 In the wild
[] 6 Other cases
[] 7 No answer
Categories
Value Category
1 Toilet, connected to sewage
2 Toilet, septic tank
3 Cesspool
4 Public toilet facility
5 In the wild
6 Other cases
9 Unknown
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
H2) Toilet facility

You have to circle the item corresponding to the answer given, that is, the type of toilet facility most commonly used by the household members. This rule can be explained by the fact that different household members may utilize different types of toilet facility.


Note: "WC FOSSE" applies to septic tanks that need to be emptied.
"FOSSE PERDUE" applies to latrines.
"OTHER" applies to chamber pots that are emptied every morning.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facility used most commonly by the household members.
Universe
All households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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