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General Population Census VII, Home III and Housing V - IPUMS Subset

Uruguay, 1985 - 1996
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URY_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Predominant material of walls (UY1996A_WALLS)

Data file: URY1996_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 201
End: 201
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="UY96A029 UY96A030 UY96A031 UY96A032 UY96A033 UY96A034 UY96A035 UY96A036 UY96A037 UY96A038 UY96A039"><span class="h2"><br />C. Information about the occupied private dwelling with inhabitants present (only for the 1st home and single home)</span><br />[Questions 8-15.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="UY96A029">8. What is the predominant material of the exterior walls?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Masonry: bricks, concrete blocks, <span class="lang">ticholo</span>, stones, etc.<br />[] 2 Wood and sheets of zinc, <span class="lang">fibrocemento</span><br />[] 3 Mud (<span class="lang">terron</span>, adobe, <span class="lang">fagina</span>)<br />[] 4 Tin or waste material<br />[] 5 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Masonry
2 Wood/zinc sheets/fibro
3 Mud
4 Tin or waste material
5 Other
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="UY96A029 UY96A041"><span class="em">Question 8. What is the predominant material of the exterior walls?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Masonry: Bricks, concrete blocks, <span class="lang">ticholo</span>, stones, etc.<br />[] 2 Wood and sheets of zinc, <span class="lang">fibrocemento</span><br />[] 3 Mud (<span class="lang">terron</span>, adobe, <span class="lang">fagina</span>)<br />[] 4 Tin or waste material<br />[] 5 Other</div><br /><br />Specify the material used in predominant form in the construction of the exterior walls. In case of doubt, consult with the occupants of the dwelling. If in the construction there exists more than one material, you will only make reference to the one used in the largest proportion.<br /><br />The following explanations will help you determine the nature of the some of the materials:<br /><div class="i1">a) <span class="lang">Ticholos</span> are bricks with holes.<br /><br />b) Flat and curved sheets of fibrocement are also known as the name of the factory brand, like Dolmenit, Eternit, Fibrolit, etc.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant construction material of the dwelling's walls.
Universe
Uruguay 1996: Occupied private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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