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X Population Census and V Housing Census of 1994 - IPUMS Subset

Guatemala, 1994
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GTM_1994_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Predominant material of the floor (GT1994A_FLOOR)

Data file: GTM1994_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 193
End: 193
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">II. Characteristics of the place of habitation</span></p>

<p><span class="em">5. Flooring material</span><div class="i1">Predominant material of the floors:<br /><br />[] 1 Cement bricks<br />[] 2 Clay bricks<br />[] 3 Unfinished poured concrete (<span class="lang">torta de cemento</span>)<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Earth</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Cement bricks
2 Clay bricks
3 Cement slab
4 Wood
5 Earth
9 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
This variable indicates the predominant material used in constructing the floor.
Universe
Guatemala 1994: Private occupied households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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