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XIV National Population and III Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1973
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COL_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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Floor material (CO1973A_FLOOR)

Data file: COL1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 186
End: 186
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CO73A016"><span class="em">5. Predominant material in the floors</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Wood<br />[] 2 Cement or brick tiles<br />[] 3 Synthetic material<br />[] 4 Dirt</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Cement or brick tiles
3 Synthetic material
4 Dirt
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="CO73A016"><span class="em">Question No. 5. Predominant material in the floors.</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Mark with an "x" the box corresponding to the material with which the outside walls of the dwelling are built.<br /><br />In case of different types of material, mark the one used in the largest proportion.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the floor material of the dwelling/structure.
Universe
Colombia 1973: All households

concept

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