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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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Wall material (CO1985A_WALL)

Data file: COL1985_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 181
End: 181
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="CO85A011"><span class="em">13. Principal material in the exterior walls.</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Brick, tile, adobe, prefabricated, stone, marble<br />[] 2 Cane with earth (<span class="lang">bahareque</span>)<br />[] 3 Bamboo or cane<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Fabric or discarded material<br />[] 6 No walls</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Brick, tile, adobe, prefabricated, stone, marble
2 Cane with earth (bahareque)
3 Bamboo or cane
4 Wood
5 Fabric or discarded material
6 No 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.
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="CO85A011"><span class="em">Question No. 13 Predominant material in the exterior walls</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 />Take into account that the question refers to the <span class="em">outside</span> walls and that if a dwelling has materials of many classes, the predominant should be marked.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of exterior wall 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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