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2010 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2010
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GHA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Main material used for outer wall (GH2010A_WALL)

Data file: GHA2010_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 217
End: 218
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">H: Housing conditions (household population only)</span>
<br />[For vacant housing unit fill only H01, H02, and H04]</p>

<p>H02: Outer Wall
<br />What is the main material or the outer walls of this dwelling?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Mud bricks/earth<br />[] 2 Wood<br />[] 3 Metal sheet/slate/asbestos<br />[] 4 Stone<br />[] 5 Burnt bricks<br />[] 6 Cement blocks/concrete<br />[] 7 Land-crete [laterite, land, and concrete]<br />[] 8 Bamboo<br />[] 9 Palm leaves/thatch (grass)/raffia<br />[] 10 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Mud brick, earth
02 Wood
03 Metal sheet, slate, asbestos
04 Stone
05 Burnt bricks
06 Cement blocks, concrete
07 Landcrete
08 Bamboo
09 Palm leaf, thatch (grass), raffia
10 Other
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main material of the outer wall of the dwelling the household resides in.
Universe
Ghana 2010: Occupied private households [discrepancies: none]

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