Demographic and Health Survey 2015 - IPUMS Subset
Afghanistan, 2015
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Main material of outside walls of dwelling (H_WALL)
Data file: AFG2015-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
224
End:
226
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
116. MAIN MATERIAL OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS. RECORD OBSERVATION.
NATURAL WALLS
NO WALLS 11
PREPARED MUD 12
DIRT 13
RUDIMENTARY WALLS
HAY WITH MUD 21
STONE WITH MUD 22
UNCOVERED ADOBE 23
PLYWOOD 24
CARDBOARD/CLOTH/TENT 25
REUSED WOOD 26
FINISHED WALLS
CEMENT 31
STONE WITH LIME/CEMENT 32
BRICKS 33
CEMENT BLOCKS 34
COVERED ADOBE 35
WOOD PLANKS/SHINGLES 36
OTHER__________96
NATURAL WALLS
NO WALLS 11
PREPARED MUD 12
DIRT 13
RUDIMENTARY WALLS
HAY WITH MUD 21
STONE WITH MUD 22
UNCOVERED ADOBE 23
PLYWOOD 24
CARDBOARD/CLOTH/TENT 25
REUSED WOOD 26
FINISHED WALLS
CEMENT 31
STONE WITH LIME/CEMENT 32
BRICKS 33
CEMENT BLOCKS 34
COVERED ADOBE 35
WOOD PLANKS/SHINGLES 36
OTHER__________96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 376 | Metal, unspecified |
| 375 | Corrugated asbestos |
| 374 | Iron or zinc sheets |
| 292 | Unburnt brick with cement |
| 127 | Animal dung |
| 126 | Hay with mud |
| 241 | Trunks with mud |
| 000 | No walls |
| 100 | NATURAL |
| 110 | Cane/palm/trunks/grass/sticks |
| 111 | Cane/palm/trunks |
| 112 | Cane/trunks |
| 113 | Cane/trunks/bamboo/reeds |
| 114 | Palm branches |
| 115 | Sticks |
| 116 | Shells |
| 120 | Earth/mud/dirt/dung |
| 121 | Unbaked brick, mud, or earth |
| 122 | Earth |
| 123 | Mud |
| 124 | Mud, dung |
| 125 | Dirt |
| 130 | Thatch/mat/leaves/straw/reeds |
| 131 | Grass |
| 132 | Thatch or straw |
| 200 | RUDIMENTARY |
| 210 | Bamboo with mud |
| 211 | Bamboo/wood with mud |
| 212 | Bamboo |
| 220 | Stone with mud |
| 230 | Rough wood |
| 231 | Plywood |
| 232 | Reused wood |
| 233 | Timber |
| 234 | Wood/metal planks |
| 240 | Poles and mud |
| 250 | Tin/cardboard/paper/bags |
| 251 | Cardboard |
| 252 | Carton |
| 260 | Uncovered adobe |
| 270 | Corrugated metal |
| 280 | Canvas/tent |
| 300 | FINISHED |
| 310 | Cement/concrete |
| 311 | Semi-dur (cement and sand blocks) |
| 320 | Bricks |
| 321 | Finished/burnt bricks |
| 322 | Burnt bricks with mud |
| 323 | Burnt bricks with cement |
| 324 | Sundried bricks |
| 330 | Cement blocks |
| 340 | Wood planks/shingles |
| 341 | Wood and grass |
| 350 | Stone |
| 351 | Stone with lime/cement |
| 360 | Covered adobe |
| 370 | Other finished |
| 371 | Metal or asbestos sheets |
| 400 | OTHER |
| 998 | Missing |
| 996 | Non-resident |
| 290 | Unburnt bricks |
| 373 | T-iron/wood/brick |
| 372 | Tin |
| 377 | Prefab |
| 291 | Unburnt brick and plaster |
| 999 | 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.
Description
Definition
WALL (HV214) reports the main material of the outside walls 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 |