2005 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Laos, 2005

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LAO_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Lao Statistics Bureau, IPUMS

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Main source of water for drinking and cooking (LA2005A_WATSRC)

Data file: LAO2005_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 139

End: 139

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">I. Housing characteristics </span></p>

<p>31. Water for drinking and cooking</p>
<div class="i1">What is the household's main source of water for drinking and cooking? [For each of the sources of water, a distance to that water source is selected.]</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Pipe water<br />[] 2 Well / borehole, protected<br />[] 3 Well / borehole, unprotected<br />[] 4 River / stream / dam<br />[] 5 Mountain source<br />[] 6 Rain water<br />[] 7 Other</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Pipe water
2	Well or borehole, protected
3	Well or borehole, unprotected
4	River, stream, or dam
5	Mountain source
6	Rain water
7	Other
8	Unknown
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 physical means by which the household receives its water, with the primary distinction being whether the household had piped (running) water.

Universe

Laos 2005: Private households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.8%]

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Concept

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