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1985 Intercensus Population Survey - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1985
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IDN_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Type of material of wall (ID1985A_WALLS)

Data file: IDN1985_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 213
End: 213
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Province codes for questions 7 and 10 in block VII.A. and question 1 in code VII.B.1 are not presented here]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID85A033">Q.7 Main material of wall<br /><div class="i1">1 Brick/masonry<br />2 Wood<br />3 Bamboo<br />4 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Brick/masonry
2 Wood
3 Bamboo
4 Other
9 Unknown
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="ID85A032 ID85A033 ID85A034">Question 6, 7 and 8: The type of construction materials used for the roof, walls and floor is asked in these questions. If more than one type of material is used for any of these, the material used for the majority of the area of the roof, walls, and floor is the one to be recorded. For multi-story buildings, the roof is the top-most cover of the highest story of the building (outside), whereas walls and floor are those found in the census unit where the living quarters of the household is located.<br /><br />The roof is the top-most cover of a building, so that the people living under the roof will be sheltered from sun, rain, etc.<br /><br />Look at the walls of the respondent's living quarters. A wall is the outside boundary/divider with another building or the exterior of the building. The interior walls which divide the living quarters into rooms are not considered.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of construction material of the outside walls of the dwelling where the household resides.
Universe
Indonesia 1985: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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