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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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Outside wall material (CO1973A_WALL)

Data file: COL1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 185
End: 185
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CO73A015"><span class="em">4. Predominant material in the exterior walls</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Brick or tile<br />[] 2 Adobe<br />[] 3 Prefabricated<br />[] 4 Pressed mud [similar to adobe]<br />[] 5 Cane with earth (<span class="lang">Bahareque</span>)<br />[] 6 Bamboo or cane<br />[] 7 Wood<br />[] 8 Discarded materials<br />[] 9 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 Brick or tile
1 Adobe
2 Prefabricated
3 Pressed dirt (somewhat like adobe)
4 Plant based structure like plantain leaves
5 Bamboo or cane
6 Wood
7 Discarded materials
8 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="CO73A015"><span class="em">Question No. 4. Predominant material in the exterior walls </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 /><br />If in these alternatives you do not find the material with which the walls are built, mark the box "others".<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the outside wall 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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