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2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2012
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TZA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Type of toilet (TZ2012A_TOILET)

Data file: TZA2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 218
End: 219
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">G. Housing conditions and ownership of assets </span></p>

<p>50. What is the main type of toilet facility used by this household? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Flush/pour flush to piped water system<br />[] 2 Flush/pour flush to septic tank<br />[] 3 Flush/pour flush to covered pit<br />[] 4 Flush/pour flush to somewhere else<br />[] 5 Ventilated improved pit [VIP] latrine<br />[] 6 Pit latrine with washable slab and with lid<br />[] 7 Pit latrine with washable slab without lid<br />[] 8 Pit latrine with not-washable /soil slab<br />[] 9 Pit latrine without slab /open pit<br />[] 10 Composting /ecosan latrine<br />[] 11 Bucket<br />[] 12 No facility / bush / field / beach<br /><br />[] 1 Improved <br />[] 0 Non improved</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Flush to piped sewer system
02 Flush or pour flush to septic tank
03 Flush or pour flush to covered pit
04 Flush or pour flush to somewhere else
05 Ventilated improved pit vip latrine
06 Pit latrine with washable slab with lid
07 Pit latrine with washable slab without lid
08 Pit latrine with not-washable or soil slab
09 Pit latrine without slab or open pit
10 Composting or ecoson latrine
11 Bucket
12 No facility or bush or field or beach
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
The variable indicates the type of toilet used in the household.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: All households

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