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1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971
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NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Water supply (NI1971A_WATSUP)

Data file: NIC1971_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 204
End: 204
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI71A038"><span class="em">8. Water</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Via pipe inside the dwelling:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 a) Connected to the public system<br />[] 2 b) Connected a private system</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 3 Via pipe outside the dwelling but inside the building<br />[] 4 Via pipe outside the building (Public tap)<br />Carried in:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 5 a) From a well<br />[] 6 b) From a river, spring, lake, lagoon<br />[] 7 c) Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Connected to public network (piped inside the dwelling)
2 Connected to private network (piped inside the dwelling)
3 Piped outside the dwelling but inside the building
4 Piped outside the building (public main)
5 Well (carried, hauled)
6 River, spring, lake or lagoon (carried, hauled)
7 Other (carried, hauled)
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="NI71A038"><span class="em">Question #8</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Water</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to carry out the investigation</span><br />The form in which water is supplied is investigated.</div><br /><div class="i2"><span class="em">Via pipes inside the dwelling</span>: Faucets installed under the roof of the dwelling, connected to a public or private water system.<br /><br />a. <span class="em">Connected to a public system</span>: Plumbing connected to a water supply service, generally provided by the municipality and in some cases by private entities through the payment of established taxes.<br /><br />b. <span class="em">Connected to a private system</span>: Plumbing connected to a private tank or storage container belonging to the dwelling.<br /><br /><span class="em">Via pipes outside the dwelling but inside the building</span>: This is the case where the faucet is installed in the patio or in another place in the building for the purpose of providing water for one or more dwellings. This generally is the case for tenement buildings.<br /><br /><span class="em">Via pipes outside the building</span>: This refers to the cases where the faucet is installed in a public area to provide service to the neighborhood or community.<br /><br /><span class="em">By carrying [the water]</span>: When there is no plumbing in the dwelling or building and there is no water storage outside of the building, other water sources are investigated. These can be:</div><br /><div class="i3">a) From a well<br />b) From a river, spring, lake, or lagoon<br />c) Other</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 30]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">b. How to record the data</span><br />An "X" is marked in the box corresponding to the principal form of water supply. Only one box is marked.<br /><br />c. Example:</div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 8 on the census form]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates source of water supply.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: Private occupied households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%, type II 0.1%]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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