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Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 2002; Censo Nacional Indígena de Población y Viviendas, 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 2002
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PRY_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics, Surveys, and Censuses (DGEEC), IPUMS
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Trash disposal (PY2002A_TRASH)

Data file: PRY2002_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 212
End: 212
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Chapter B. Dwelling information</span></p>

<p>6. How is garbage usually removed?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Incineration<br />[] 2 Collected by a garbage truck or car<br />[] 3 Thrown in a pit<br />[] 4 Thrown in the yard, vacant land, <span class="lang">zanja</span> or street<br />[] 5 Thrown in the <span class="lang">chacra</span><br />[] 6 Thrown in a stream, river, or lagoon<br />[] 7 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Incineration
2 Collected by garbage truck or car
3 Thrown in a pit
4 Thrown in the yard, vacant land, ditch (zanja), or street
5 Thrown in the farm land (chacra)
6 Thrown in a stream, river, or lagoon
7 Other
0 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
<span class="em">Question 6: How do you habitually dispose of the trash?</span></p>

<p>With this question we collect information about the different means of eliminating trash generated in the dwelling.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the method used by the household for discarding trash.
Universe
Paraguay 2002: Occupied private dwellings with members present [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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