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The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia - IPUMS Subset

Ethiopia, 1994
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ETH_1994_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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Main roof material (urban households) (ET1994A_ROOFU)

Data file: ETH1994_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 241
End: 241
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section V: Detailed information on housing unit</span>
<br />[This version of Section V was asked for urban households.]</p>

<p>46. What is the major material used in the construction of the major part of the roof of the housing unit?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Corrugated iron sheet<br />[] 2 Thatch<br />[] 3 Wood and mud <br />[] 4 Bamboo or reed<br />[] 5 Other/specify ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Corrugated iron sheet
2 Concrete or cement
3 Thatch
4 Wood and mud
5 Bamboo or reed
6 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 roof material (urban households).
Universe
Ethiopia 1994: Urban households with information collected [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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