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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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Water supply (VE2001A_WATSUP)

Data file: VEN2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 210
End: 210
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="VE01A045">9. Water is delivered to this dwelling by:<br /><div class="i1">[] Aqueduct or pipeline<br />[] Tank truck<br />[] Public faucet or tank<br />[] Well with pipes or pump<br />[] Protected well or spring<br />[] Other means (creeks or streams, rivers, ditches, rainwater)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Aqueduct or pipeline
2 Water truck
3 Public faucet or tank
4 Well with pipes or pump
5 Protected well or spring
6 Other means (creeks or streams, rivers, ditches, rain water)
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="VE01A045"><span class="em">Water supply</span><br /><br />The principal means by which the inhabitants of the dwelling are normally provided with water from the outside. The following options are presented:<br /><div class="i1">-- <span class="ital">Aqueduct or plumbing</span>: Water arrives to the dwelling through pipes directly connected to the public water system.<br /><br />-- <span class="ital">Water truck</span>: Truck equipped with a tank that provides water to the persons in the dwellings.<br /><br />-- <span class="ital">Public fountain or pond</span>: Reservoir of water drawn from the public system, mechanically from a well or from a water truck from which the persons are supplied with water.<br /><br />-- <span class="ital">Well with plumbing or pump</span>: Hole made in the earth drilled until a vein of water is found. This water is pumped mechanically for its use in the dwelling.<br /><br />-- <span class="ital">Protected well or spring</span>: Hole made in the earth drilled until a vein of water is found, which is then protected by a ring constructed of cement or brick. This water is pumped mechanically for its use in the dwelling.<br /><br />-- Other sources: The dwelling does not have any of the above water supply systems and the water used in the dwelling is obtained from cisterns or "<span class="lang">jagüeyes</span>" [dry steams filled with rain water], rivers, streams, rain water, etc.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates how water is delivered to this dwelling.
Universe
Venezuela 2001: Permanently occupied private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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