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Costa Rica, 2011
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CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Desktop computer (CR2011A_COMPUTR)

Data file: CRI2011_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 228
End: 228
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
18. In this dwelling do you have?...</p>
<div class="i1">Desktop computer</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Yes
2 No
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 18: Equipment of the dwelling</span></p>

<p>18. In this dwelling do you have...?</p>
<div class="i1">Radio or sound equipment</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">Fixed (landline) telephone line</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">TV screen (plasma, LCO, or LED)</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">Conventional television</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">Satellite or cable television</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><div class="i1">Hot water system for the entire house</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">Water supply tank</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">Desktop computer</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">Laptop computer</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><div class="i1">Internet</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><div class="i1">Car (not a work vehicle)</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">Motorcycle (not a work vehicle)</div><div class="i2">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><p>Those devices of the dwelling that are found in good condition and used by its inhabitants will be included.</p>

<p><span class="pg">[p. 122]</span></p>

<p>If more than one household is found in the dwelling, the devices of all the households will be included and these should be recorded in the questionnaire for Household 1.</p>

<p>The devices of the landlords (they rent a room from an individual dwelling), should not be included, even though these are used by all the people of the dwelling.</p>

<p>Below some of the devices will be described:</p>

<p><span class="ital">Desktop computer</span>: this has at least two basic parts: a computer processor and a monitor, separately. You should not include those computers that have been provided by an institution or company for labor purposes.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the household has a desktop computer.
Universe
Costa Rica 2011: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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