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National Population and Housing Census 1978 - IPUMS Subset

Poland, 1978
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POL_1978_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Hot running water in dwelling (PL1978A_HOTWAT)

Data file: POL1978_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 139
End: 139
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
8. Hot water supplies</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Water heated outside dwelling in power stations or in boilers for flat blocks, etc.<br />[] 2 Water heated in dwelling (electric or gas stove), or in central heating boiler for one-family house<br />[] 0 There are not hot water supplies</div>
Categories
Value Category
There is no piped hot water in a dwelling
1 There is a hot piped water heated outside the dwelling (in power stations or boilers)
2 There is a hot piped water heated inside the dwelling (on electric or gas stove, or in a boiler)
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 whether there is hot water in the dwelling, and the method for heating the water.
Universe
Poland 1978: Private dwellings excluding provisional or mobile housing [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II trace]

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