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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Type and use of toilet (CR1973A_TOILET)

Data file: CRI1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 209

End: 210

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CR73A028">10. Type and use of toilet facilities<br /><div class="i1">Sewer</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 0 For this dwelling only<br />[] 1 For this and other dwellings</div><br /><div class="i1">Septic tank</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 2 For this dwelling only<br />[] 3 For this and other dwellings</div><br /><div class="i1">Concrete pit toilet</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 4 For this dwelling only<br />[] 5 For this and other dwellings</div><br /><div class="i1">Wooden pit toilet</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 6 For this dwelling only<br />[] 7 For this and other dwellings</div><br /><div class="i1">Other type</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 8 For this dwelling only<br />[] 9 For this and other dwellings</div><br /><div class="i1">None</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Y</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00	Sewer: only for this dwelling
01	Sewer: for this and other dwellings
02	Septic tank: only for this dwelling
03	Septic tank: for this and other dwellings
04	Concrete pit toilet/latrine: only for this dwelling
05	Concrete pit toilet/latrine: for this and other dwellings
06	Wood pit toilet/latrine: only for this dwelling
07	Wood pit toilet/latrine: for this and other dwellings
08	Other: only for this dwelling
09	Other: for this and other dwellings
10	None
99	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="CR73A028"><span class="em">5.3.- Question 10.- Class and Use of Sanitary Facilities</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 27]</span><br /><br />Mark with a single "X" the circle corresponding to the service that the dwelling has, either for the use of a single or for two or more dwellings.<br /><br /><div class="i1">5.3.1.- <span class="em">Sewer</span>: System of toilet bowls connected to the system of water supply which eliminates human residue through means of water and pressure and is connected to a public or private system of sewers or sanitary sewer system.<br /><br />Sewer (sewer system) exists when a system is correctly installed and covered [underground] that eliminates sewage. It can be that which serves a whole city of part of it and that takes the residue to the sea, a river, a common tank, as is the case with some private residential complexes (<span class="lang">ciudadelas</span>).<br /><br />5.3.2.- <span class="em">Septic Tank</span>: is a system of toilet bowls that is connected to a cement tank, which eliminates "negras" waters by special Procedures and that generally is built in the patio of the house.<br /><br />5.3.3.- <span class="em">Pit Toilet (<span class="lang">Pozo Negro</span>)</span>: consists of a pit more or less deep over which is a hut. They can be of two classes.</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">5.3.3.1.- <span class="em">Of Concrete</span>: When the floor and the walls are concrete.<br /><br />5.3.3.2.- <span class="em">Of Wood</span>: When the floor or the walls or both are wooden.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">5.3.4.- <span class="em">Other Type</span>: It is marked here when the dwelling does not have any of the types of facilities described in the previous points.<br /><br />5.3.5.- <span class="em">Does not have</span>: When the dwelling does not have any type of sanitary facilities.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type and use of the dwelling's toilet facilities.

Universe

Costa Rica 1973: Occupied private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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