6th Census of Population - IPUMS Subset

El Salvador, 2007

Get Microdata

Reference ID

SLV_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

Study website

Created on

Dec 20, 2012

Last modified

Sep 03, 2025

Page views

52987

Downloads

1398

Roof material (SV2007A_ROOF)

Data file: SLV2007_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 203

End: 203

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="SV07A040">3. What material is most of the roof made of?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Concrete slab<br />[] 2 Asbestos laminate<br />[] 3 Fiber-cement laminate<br />[] 4 Tile<br />[] 5 Metallic laminate<br />[] 6 Straw, palm or other vegetable matter<br />[] 7 Discarded materials<br />[] 8 Other</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Concrete slabs
2	Asbestos sheet
3	Fiber cement sheets
4	Tiles
5	Metal sheet
6	Straw, palm leaves or other vegetation
7	Waste materials
8	Other
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 the roof material of the dwelling.

Universe

El Salvador 2007: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

Back to Catalog