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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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Toilet (CO1973A_TOILET)

Data file: COL1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 203
End: 203
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CO73A029"><span class="em">6. Toilet</span><br /><br />What type of toilet is available to this household?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Toilet connected to a sewage system<br />[] 2 Toilet connected to septic tank<br />[] 3 Latrine<br />[] 4 No toilet</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Connected to a sewage system
2 Septic tank
3 Latrine
4 No sewage system
5 No toilet but has use of a toilet
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="CO73A029"><span class="em">Question No. 6. Toilet facilities</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Toilet facilities are understood to be any system that permits the elimination of residues, sewage, etc.<br /><br />Mark "x" in box No. 1, when the toilet service is connected to a sewer system. Mark "x" in box 2 when the toilet facilities are connected to a septic well.<br /><br />Mark "x" in box No. 3 when a household has a latrine. Mark "x" in box no. 4, when a household does not have toilet facilities; in this case, omit questions 7 and 8 and continue.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of sewage system.
Universe
Colombia 1973: All households

concept

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