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The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1970
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THA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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Construction materials of walls (TH1970A_0043)

Data file: THA1970-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 128
End: 128
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Part 4 Housing questions


Do not ask the collective household.

For Municipal Areas, ask housing questions in all households.


For Non-Municipal Areas, ask housing questions only in households with the letter "B".
(The letter of the 9th column in the "Sor Por Kor 1" form is:
[] A
[] B
[] C
[] D.
If the letter "B" is checked, ask the housing questions. If not, terminate the interview.)


[Approximately 1 in 3 households from Non-Municipal Areas were asked the household questions.]



25. Type of structure:

[] 1 Detached house
[] 2 Row house
[] 3 Apartment
[] 4 Room
[] 5 Mobile (boat, raft, or car)
[] Others, specify ____


If marked "5" or "Others," terminate the interview.



27. Type of construction materials:

[] 1 Cement or brick
[] 2 Wood, cement, brick (mixed)
[] 3 Wood
[] 4 Local materials
[] 5 Old used materials
Categories
Value Category
1 Cement or brick
2 Wood, cement, or brick (mixed)
3 Wood
4 Local materials
5 Old used materials
8 Unknown
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
Number 27: Type of construction materials
The type of construction materials can be categorized as follows.


a. Permanent materials: these include hard wood (such as teak), concrete, and brick.

b. Non-permanent materials: these include local materials such as palm leaves and bamboos, and used materials that should not be used such as used zinc, rotten wood, etc.


The type of construction materials is considered from the materials of the main house that is used for living. For example, the main house is made of wood and the roof is made of tiles, but the kitchen has thatched roof, consider the construction materials to be permanent materials.

Select the type of construction materials from the following types.

Building (concrete or cement)
Combination of wooden and cement house
Wooden house made of permanent materials
House made of local materials
House made of used materials

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of construction materials used in the dwelling.
Universe
Urban and sampled rural private non-mobile households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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