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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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Wall material (CR1973A_WALLS)

Data file: CRI1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 199
End: 199
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR73A020">3. In the exterior walls<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Wood<br />[] 2 Cemented material (brick, cement block, metal sheet, etc.)<br />[] 3 Adobe or cane with earth covering (<span class="lang">bahareque</span>) (not cemented)<br />[] 4 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Cement
3 Adobe or cane with earth (bahareque)
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="CR73A020"><span class="em">4.5.- Question 3.- Predominant Materials in the Exterior Walls</span>:<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 23]</span><br /><br />The circle corresponding to what is the predominant material in the construction of the outside walls should be marked.<br /><br /><div class="i1">4.5.1.- <span class="em">Wood</span>: Wood of any class<br /><br />4.5.2.- <span class="em">Cemented Material</span>: Include all cemented (<span class="lang">repellado</span>) material like: Brick, concrete block, stone, etc. Outside walls of adobe and cane with earth covered with a cement cap (<span class="lang">bahareque</span>) should be included also.<br /><br />4.5.3.- <span class="em">Adobe or <span class="lang">Bahareque</span></span>: Include blocks of earth called adobe. Also <span class="lang">bahareque</span> should be included, which is a structure formed by beams of wood, cane, mud and pieces of tile.<br /><br />4.5.4.- <span class="em">Other</span>: The material that is different that those described in the previous points should be specified. Examples: Straw, palm, sticks, etc.</div><br /></svar>

Description

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

concept

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