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Censos Nacionales- Mayo de 1973. III de Vivienda – VII de Población - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 1973
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CRI_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, IPUMS
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Floor material (CR1973A_FLOOR)

Data file: CRI1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 200
End: 200
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR73A021">4. In the floor<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Wood<br />[] 2 Tile<br />[] 3 Earth<br />[] 4 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Tile
3 Earth
4 Other
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 a="all" v="CR73A021"><span class="em">4.6.- Question 4.- Predominant Materials in the Floor</span>:<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />The circle corresponding to what is the predominant material in the majority of the floors of the rooms in the dwelling should be marked.<br /><br />Do not forget to write down in the space "Other", to indicate the material that it concerns.<br /><br />Examples: Terrazzo, concrete, brick, parquet, etc.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant material of the dwelling's floor.
Universe
Costa Rica 1973: Occupied private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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