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Costa Rica, 1963
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CRI_1963_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, IPUMS
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Wall material (CR1963A_WALLS)

Data file: CRI1963_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 179
End: 179
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR63A014">2. Predominant material in the walls<br /><div class="i1">(mark only one box)<br /><br />[] 1 Wood<br />[] 2 Concrete<br />[] 3 Metal sheet<br />[] 4 Adobe and cane with earth covered with a cement cap (<span class="lang">bahareque</span>)<br />[] 9 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Wood
2 Concrete
3 Metal sheet
4 Adobe
5 Straw
6 Other
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the material in the dwelling's walls.
Universe
Costa Rica 1963: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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