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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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Roof material (CR1973A_ROOF)

Data file: CRI1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 201
End: 201
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR73A022">5. In the roof<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Clay tiles<br />[] 2 Metal sheet (zinc, etc.)<br />[] 3 Asbestos cement<br />[] 4 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Clay tile
2 Metal sheet
3 Asbestos cement
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="CR73A022"><span class="em">4.7.- Question 5.- Predominant Material in the Roof</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />Equally as in the previous question, mark the corresponding circle. If you had to mark "Other", do not forget to specify the material; examples: plastic sheets, palm, etc.<br /></svar>

Description

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

concept

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