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Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Romania, 2002
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ROU_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics (NIS), IPUMS
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Material of outer walls (RO2002A_WALLS)

Data file: ROU2002_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 171
End: 171
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="RO02A023 RO02A024 RO02A025 RO02A026 RO02A075 RO02A076 RO02A077 RO02A078"><span class="h2">Chapter III: Characteristics of the Building Where the Dwelling is Located</span><br />(Completed only for the first dwelling recorded on the form for the building.)<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="RO02A026 RO02A078"><span class="em">20. Materials used for outer walls construction</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Reinforced concrete, pre-cast concrete panels, or skeleton framed concrete<br />[] 2 Brick masonry, stone masonry or panel substitutes made from concrete reinforced with steel beams<br />[] 3 Brick masonry, stone masonry or panel substitutes made from wood<br />[] 4 Wood (beams, logs, etc.)<br />[] 5 Saplings plastered with wet clay, adobe, other material (wood pressed panels, rolled mud bricks, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
1 Reinforced concrete, precast concrete panels, or skeleton framed concrete
2 Brick, stone, or substitutes, with dividing panels between floors made of reinforced concrete (metallic beams)
3 Brick, stone, or substitutes, with dividing panels between floors made of wood
4 Wood (beams, logs etc.)
5 Saplings plastered with wet clay, adobe, and other materials; wood pressed panels; rolled mud bricks; etc.
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 indicates the material used to construct outer walls of the building.
Universe
Romania 2002: All households except non-conventional housing units [discrepancies: none]

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