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XI Censo Nacional de Población y VII de Vivienda de Panamá 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Panama, 2010
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PAN_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Contraloria General de la Republica, Direccion de Estadistica y Censo, IPUMS
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Main wall materials (PA2010A_WALLS)

Data file: PAN2010_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 223
End: 223
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PA10A037"><span class="em">5. What is the predominant material in the exterior walls of the building or house?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Cement block, brick, stone, concrete<br />[] 2 Wood (planks, boards)<br />[] 3 Clay-covered plant fiber (<span class="lang">quincha</span>), adobe<br />[] 4 Metal (zinc, aluminum, among others)<br />[] 5 Palm leaves, straw, cane or bamboo or sticks<br />[] 6 Other materials<br />[] 7 Without walls</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Block, brick, rock, concrete
2 Wood (boards, logs)
3 Quincha (cane sticks and clay), adobe
4 Metal (zinc, aluminum, etc.)
5 Palm leaves, hay, penca (fibrous cactus), cane, or sticks
6 Other materials
7 Without walls
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 predominant material used in the walls.
Universe
Panama 2010: Private dwellings with occupants present, excluding places not intended for habitation [discrepancies: type I trace, type II none]

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