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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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Water supply (CR1973A_WATERSRC)

Data file: CRI1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 207
End: 207
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR73A026">8. Water supply<br /><br /><div class="i1">By pipe:</div><br /><div class="i2">Public system</div><br /><div class="i3">[] 1 For this dwelling only<br />[] 2 For this and other dwellings</div><br /><div class="i2">Private system</div><br /><div class="i3">[] 3 For this dwelling only<br />[] 4 For this and other dwellings</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">By other means:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 5 Well<br />[] 6 Public source<br />[] 7 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Public network: only for this dwelling
2 Public network: for this and other dwellings
3 Private network: only for this dwelling
4 Private network: for this dwelling and other dwellings
5 Well
6 Public place for use by community
7 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="CR73A026"><span class="em">5.1.- Question 8.- Water Supply</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">5.1.1.- <span class="em">Piped</span>: should be understood as a piped water supply, supplied through pipes, from a public or private system.</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">5.1.1.1.- <span class="em">Public System</span>: belongs to a public entity. Examples: National Service of Water and Sewer Systems "SNAA", and the Municipalities.<br /><br />5.1.1.2.- <span class="em">Private System</span>: is the property of a private entity, any that has its own jurisdiction, such as individuals, cooperatives, societies, etc. Example: Water facilities in private forms.<br /><br />5.1.1.3.- <span class="em">Only for this Dwelling</span>: is the case of the water supply that is connected for the exclusive use of the dwelling.<br /><br />5.1.1.4.- <span class="em">For this and other Dwellings</span>: When the connection of the pipe is for the use of one or more dwellings. It is the case of a pipe that is generally outside of the dwelling.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">5.1.2.- <span class="em">By other means</span>:</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">5.1.2.1.- <span class="em">Well</span>: When underground water is extracted by means of a pump or by a bucket, etc. we have the water supply by well.<br /><br />5.1.2.2.- <span class="em">Public Source</span>: The water supply is from the Public Source when the water is taken from a public place for communal use.<br /><br />5.1.2.3.- <span class="em">Other</span>: In the case that the dwelling does not have any of the previous supply systems, the supply source where the water is obtained will be specified. Examples: River, gully, irrigation ditch, rain water, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Do not forget that only a single circle should be marked.</span></div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the source of drinking water of the dwelling.
Universe
Costa Rica 1973: Occupied private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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