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Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Lesotho, 2006
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LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Walls materials (LS2006A_WALLS)

Data file: LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 208
End: 208
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section H. Housing characteristics and household possessions</span></p>

<p>55. Main material of construction of walls of the main type of house</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Burned bricks<br />[] 2 Cement bricks <br />[] 3 Mud bricks<br />[] 4 Stick and mud<br />[] 5 Corrugated iron <br />[] 6 Stone<br />[] 7 Other, specify ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Burned brick
2 Cement bricks
3 Mud bricks
4 Sticks and mud
5 Corrugated iron
6 Stone
7 Other
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="h2">Part H of the questionnaire</span>
<br />Housing Characteristics and Household Possessions (for the household head)</p>

<p>126. Column 55: Main material of construction of walls of the main type of house.</p>
<div class="i1">Please code according to the list.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the walls materials of the household.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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