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XV National Population and IV Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1985 - 1986
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COL_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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Floor material (CO1985A_FLOOR)

Data file: COL1985_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 182
End: 182
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CO85A009 CO85A010 CO85A011 CO85A012"><span class="h1">III. Information about the dwelling</span><br /><br />Complete 11, 12, 13, and 14 by observation (in case of doubt, ask).<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CO85A012"><span class="em">14. Principal material in the floors.</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 2 Wood<br />[] 4 Cement or brick tiles, synthetic material<br />[] 6 Dirt</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Cement or brick tiles,synthetic material
3 Dirt
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="CO85A009 CO85A010 CO85A011 CO85A012"><span class="h2">Section III. Dwelling information</span><br /><br />The first four questions (numbers 11, 12, 13 and 14) are responded to by observation, the remaining should be asked to the interviewed person.<br /><br />In case of doubt, ask.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CO85A012"><span class="em">Question No. 14 Predominant material in the floors</span><br /><br />(Filled out by observation)<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Mark "x" in the corresponding box.<br /><br />If the floors of a dwelling are made of materials of many classes, mark the one that predominates (for example, the class of material that exists in the majority of the rooms).<br /><br />Examples of synthetic materials are rubber and vinyl.<br /><br />If the floors are covered, ask if the rug that is placed over a floor is of wood, cement, tile, rubber, etc and mark the alternative that corresponds.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of floor material.
Universe
Colombia 1985: Occupied households with people present [discrepancies: none]

concept

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