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Population Census 2012 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2012
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ZWE_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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Source of water (ZW2012A_WATSRC)

Data file: ZWE2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 192
End: 192
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">F - Living conditions </span></p>

<p>Water for drinking and cooking</p>

<p>31a. Main water source </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Piped water inside house <br />[] 2 Piped water outside house <br />[] 3 Communal tap <br />[] 4 Well/ Borehole Protected <br />[] 5 Well- Unprotected <br />[] 6 River/ Stream/ Dam <br />[] 7 Other (specify below ____)</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Piped water inside house
2 Piped water outside house
3 Communal tape
4 Well or borehole (protected)
5 Well (unprotected)
6 River, stream, or dam
7 Other specify
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 what source this household uses for water.
Universe
Zimbabwe 2012: Private households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II 4.1%]

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