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1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1970
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PRI_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Type of construction material (PR1970A_CONSTYPR)

Data file: PRI1970_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 218
End: 218
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR70A103"><span class="em">H24. Type of construction</span><br /><div class="i1">Masonry walls (poured concrete, concrete blocks, stone, ornamental blocks, etc.)<br />[] With concrete slab roof<br />[] With wood frame roof<br />Wood frame walls<br />[] With masonry foundation, poured concrete, etc.<br />[] With wood base foundation<br />[] Other type of construction</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Masonry or concrete walls - concrete slab roof
2 Masonry or concrete walls - wood frame roof
3 Wood frame walls - masonry foundation
4 Wood frame walls - wood base or wood stilt foundation
6 Other type of construction
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.

Description

Definition
This variable identifies the type of construction material used for the dwelling.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1970: All households except group quarters [discrepancies: none]

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