1984 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia - IPUMS Subset

Ethiopia, 1984

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ETH_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS

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Main construction material of roof (ET1984A_ROOF)

Data file: ETH1984_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 145

End: 145

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

46. What is the major material used for the construction of roof of the housing unit?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Corrugated iron<br />[] 2 Concrete or cement<br />[] 3 Wood and mud<br />[] 4 Thatch<br />[] 5 Reed/Bamboo, thatch and mud<br />[] 6 Asbestos<br />[] 7 Other (Specify) ____</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Corrugated iron
2	Concrete or cement
3	Wood and mud
4	Thatch
5	Reed, bamboo or thatch with mud
6	Asbestos
7	Other
8	Unknown
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 main construction material of the roof.

Universe

Ethiopia 1984: Urban households [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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