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XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda - IPUMS Subset

Venezuela, RB, 2001
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VEN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Unidad Técnica censal (UTC), IPUMS
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Predominant construction material of walls (VE2001A_WALL)

Data file: VEN2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 205
End: 205
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="VE01A040">4. Predominant construction materials of the exterior walls<br /><div class="i1">[] Plastered block or brick<br />[] Un-plastered block or brick<br />[] Concrete<br />[] Lumber, Formica, fiberglass and similar<br />[] Plastered adobe, mud brick, mud/cane<br />[] Un-plastered adobe, mud brick, mud/cane<br />[] Other (palm, boards, or similar)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Finished cement block or brick
2 Unfinished cement block or brick
3 Concrete
4 Wood, formica, fiberglass and similar
5 Finished abobe, mud, or stick and mud
6 Unfinished abobe, mud, or stick and mud
7 Other (palms, boards, or similar)
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
<svar a="all" v="VE01A040">The following materials are included for the exterior walls:<br /><div class="i1">-- <span class="em">Finished [plastered] cement block or brick</span>: Baked clay mixture molded into a rectangular form, solid or hollow and covered with a plaster consisting of cement, sand, or plaster and lime.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Unfinished cement block or brick</span>: The same concept as "Finished cement block or brick" but without any kind of exterior covering.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Concrete</span>: Wall constructed with cement, rock, mortar, wire and iron bars.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Sawn wood, Formica, fiberglass, and similar</span>: Construction materials of good quality, manufactured or processed, including novel, durable, resistant, and prefabricated materials.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Finished adobe, mud or stick and mud</span>: Wall made with: mixture of clay, mud and straw molded into a rectangular form and covered with materials such as clay or cement.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Unfinished adobe, mud or stick and mud</span>: The same concept as "Finished adobe, mud or stick and mud" but without any kind of exterior covering.<br /><br />-- <span class="em">Other</span>: Poor quality or discarded/waste construction materials, such as tin, cardboard, palm, boards, or similar.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant construction material of walls.
Universe
Venezuela 2001: Permanently occupied private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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