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VIII National Population and Housing Census, 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2002
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DOM_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Outer walls material (DO2002A_WALLS)

Data file: DOM2002_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 145
End: 145
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 4-6] only for dwellings that are occupied with persons present</p>

<p><span class="em">Main construction material of:</span></p>

<p>4. Outside walls:</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Block or concrete <br />[] 2 Wood<br />[] 3 Palm planks<br />[] 4 Wood planks (<span class="lang">tejamanil</span>) <br />[] 5 Palm leaves (<span class="lang">yagua</span>)<br />[] 6 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Block or concrete
2 Wood
3 Palm planks
4 Wood planks
5 Palm leaves
6 Other
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
<span class="em">Question 4: Main Materials of the exterior walls in the household.</span></p>

<p>By observation, fill in the correct answer for the main material of the (exterior) walls of the household. If there is more that one material, record the main one. If there are equal proportions of two or more materials, record the one with the best quality.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the material of the dwelling outer walls.
Universe
Dominican Republic 2002: Occupied households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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