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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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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Sources of drinking water (TZ2012A_WATSUP)

Data file: TZA2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 212
End: 213
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p>47. What is the main source of drinking water for this household? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Piped water into dwelling <br />[] 2 Piped water in the yard / plot <br />[] 3 Public tap / standpipe <br />[] 4 Tubewell / borehole <br />[] 5 Protected dug well <br />[] 6 Unprotected dug well <br />[] 7 Protected spring <br />[] 8 Unprotected spring <br />[] 9 Rainwater collection <br />[] 10 Bottled water <br />[] 11 Cart with small tank/drum <br />[] 12 Tanker truck <br />[] 13 Surface water [river, dam, lake, pond, stream, charco, canal, irrigation channels]</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Piped water into dwelling
02 Piped water to yard or plot
03 Public tap or standpipe
04 Tubewell or borehole
05 Protected dug well
06 Unprotected dug well
07 Protected spring
08 Unprotected spring
09 Rain water collection
10 Bottled water
11 Cart with small tank or drum
12 Tanker truck
13 Surface water (river, dam, lake etc.)
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 drinking water available for the household.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: All households

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