Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Main material of floor (H_FLOOR)
Data file: GHA2008-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
241
End:
243
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
117. MAIN MATERIAL OF THE FLOOR IN THE DWELLING. RECORD OBSERVATION.
NATURAL FLOOR
EARTH/SAND 11
DUNG 12
RUDIMENTARY FLOOR
WOOD PLANKS 21
PALM/BAMBOO 22
FINISHED FLOOR
PARQUET OR POLISHED WOOD 31
VINYL OR ASPHALT STRIPS 32
CERAMIC TILES/TERRAZO 33
CEMENT 34
WOOLEN CARPET/SYNTHETIC CARPET 35
LINOLEUM/RUBBER CARPET 36
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 96
NATURAL FLOOR
EARTH/SAND 11
DUNG 12
RUDIMENTARY FLOOR
WOOD PLANKS 21
PALM/BAMBOO 22
FINISHED FLOOR
PARQUET OR POLISHED WOOD 31
VINYL OR ASPHALT STRIPS 32
CERAMIC TILES/TERRAZO 33
CEMENT 34
WOOLEN CARPET/SYNTHETIC CARPET 35
LINOLEUM/RUBBER CARPET 36
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 116 | Mud and hay |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 391 | Plaster |
| 996 | Non-resident |
| 100 | NATURAL |
| 110 | Earth-based |
| 111 | Earth, sand |
| 112 | Earth, mud |
| 113 | Earth, mud, clay |
| 114 | Sand |
| 115 | Dirt/Earth |
| 120 | Dung-based |
| 121 | Dung |
| 122 | Earth and dung |
| 123 | Mud, dung, sand |
| 200 | RUDIMENTARY |
| 210 | Wood |
| 211 | Wood planks |
| 212 | Wood and tile |
| 213 | Wood/palm/bamboo |
| 220 | Palm/bamboo |
| 221 | Palm/bamboo/leaves |
| 230 | Other rudimentary |
| 231 | Broken bricks |
| 232 | Adobe |
| 233 | Unfinished stone |
| 300 | FINISHED |
| 310 | Parquet/polished wood |
| 311 | Polished wood/vinyl/tiles |
| 320 | Vinyl/asphalt strips/linoleum |
| 321 | Linoleum |
| 330 | Tiles/mosaic |
| 331 | Ceramic tiles |
| 332 | Cement tiles |
| 333 | Ceramic/terrazo tiles |
| 334 | Ceramic/marble tiles |
| 335 | Tiles/brick |
| 340 | Cement/concrete |
| 350 | Carpet |
| 360 | Terrazzo |
| 370 | Stone |
| 380 | Bricks |
| 390 | Other finished |
| 400 | OTHER |
| 997 | Don't know |
| 998 | Missing |
| 322 | Vinyl |
| 351 | Mat |
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.
Description
Definition
FLOOR (HV213) reports the main material of the floor of the dwelling. Response categories vary widely across surveys but fall into broad groups (i.e., natural materials, rudimentary processed materials, and finished materials). See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Housing Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |