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Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas,1992 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1992
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PRY_1992_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics, Surveys, and Censuses (DGEEC), IPUMS
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Roof material (PY1992A_ROOF)

Data file: PRY1992_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 201
End: 202
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section II. Dwelling information </span></p>

<p>For responses 2 through 6, end the interview here.
<br />[Questions 3 to 13 are asked of occupied households with present members]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY92A031">5. What is the predominant material in the roof?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Tile<br />[] 2 Straw<br />[] 3 Palm<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Metal sheet<br />[] 6 Fibrocement or similar<br />[] 7 Reinforced concrete or<span class="lang"> bovedilla</span><br />[] 8 Discarded materials: cardboard, rubber, packing crate wood, etc.<br />[] 0 Other ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Tile
02 Straw
03 Palm
04 Wood
05 Metal sheet
06 Fiber, cement or similar
07 Reinforced concrete or flame concrete
08 Discarded materials (cardboard, rubber, packing wood, etc.)
09 Other
99 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
[Questions 3 to 5 are asked of occupied households with present members]</p>

<p>Questions 3 to 5: What material predominates in the exterior walls, roof and floor?</p>

<p>These questions refer to the material that is most used in said construction.</p>

<p>3. What is the predominant material in the exterior walls?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Brick<br />[] 2 Adobe<br />[] 3 Mud and cane<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Discarded materials: cardboard, rubber, packing wood, etc.<br />[x] 6 Other ___</div><p>4. What is the predominant material of the floor?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Dirt<br />[] 2 Brick<br />[] 3 Common tile/flagstone<br />[] 4 Tile, ceramic tile, granite<br />[] 5 Cement<br />[x] 6 Wood<br />[] 7 Other ____</div><p>5. What is the predominant material of the roof?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Tile<br />[] 2 Straw<br />[] 3 Palm<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Metal sheet<br />[x] 6 Fiber-cement or similar<br />[] 7 Reinforced concrete or framed concrete<br />[] 8 Discarded materials: Cardboard, rubber, packing wood, etc.<br />[] 9 Other ____</div>

Description

Definition
This variable identifies the roof materials of the dwelling.
Universe
Paraguay 1992: Private occupied households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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