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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 walls (ET1984A_WALLS)

Data file: ETH1984_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 143
End: 144
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
45. What is the major material used for the construction of wall of housing unit?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Bricks<br />[] 1 Stone and cement<br />[] 2 Stone and mud<br />[] 3 Blockets<br />[] 4 Wood and mud<br />[] 5 Bamboo and mud / Reed and mud<br />[] 6 Concrete or cement<br />[] 7 Corrugated iron<br />[] 8 Other (Specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Bricks
02 Stone and cement
03 Stone and mud
04 Blockets
05 Wood and mud
06 Bamboo, mud or reed
07 Concrete or cement
08 Corrugated iron
09 Other
98 Unknown
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 construction material of walls.
Universe
Ethiopia 1984: Urban households [discrepancies: none]

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