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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 roof (GT1994A_ROOF)

Data file: GTM1994_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 190
End: 190
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">2. Roofing material</span><div class="i1">Predominant material of roof:<br /><br />[] 1 Concrete<br />[] 2 Metal sheeting<br />[] 3 Asbestos concrete<br />[] 4 Clay tiles<br />[] 5 Straw, palm leaves or similar materials<br />[] 6 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Concrete
2 Metal sheeting
3 Asbestos cement
4 Clay tiles
5 Straw, palm leaves or similar material
6 Other material
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 roof.
Universe
Guatemala 1994: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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