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Fourth Population and Habitation Census - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2013
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BEN_2013_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis, IPUMS
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Sep 15, 2013
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Walls material (BJ2013A_WALLS)

Data file: BEN2013_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 210
End: 210
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Dwelling Unit Characteristics</span>
<br />[Questions 43-56 were asked of all households]</p>

<p><span class="em">49. Nature of the walls - Primary construction material used</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Brick<br />[] 2 Stone<br />[] 3 Wood, board, or bamboo<br />[] 4 Clay<br />[] 5 Semi-hard<br />[] 9 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Brick
2 Stone
3 Wood, board, or bamboo
4 Earth or clay
5 Semi hard
6 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the material used in the construction of the walls of the dwelling.
Universe
Benin 2013: All households

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