Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Main source of drinking water (LS2006A_WATSRC)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
215
End:
216
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section H. Housing characteristics and household possessions</span></p>
<p>62. What is the source of drinking water for the household?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Piped water on premise <br />[] 2 Piped water community supply <br />[] 3 Catchment tank <br />[] 4 Public well <br />[] 5 Private well <br />[] 6 Spring covered <br />[] 7 Spring not covered <br />[] 8 River <br />[] 9 Private borehole<br />[] 10 Public borehole<br />[] 11 Other, specify ____</div>
<p>62. What is the source of drinking water for the household?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Piped water on premise <br />[] 2 Piped water community supply <br />[] 3 Catchment tank <br />[] 4 Public well <br />[] 5 Private well <br />[] 6 Spring covered <br />[] 7 Spring not covered <br />[] 8 River <br />[] 9 Private borehole<br />[] 10 Public borehole<br />[] 11 Other, specify ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Piped water on premises |
| 02 | Piped water community supply |
| 03 | Catchment tank |
| 04 | Public well |
| 05 | Private well |
| 06 | Spring covered |
| 07 | Spring uncovered |
| 08 | River |
| 09 | Private borehole |
| 10 | Public borehole |
| 11 | 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>131. Column 62: What is the source of drinking water for the household?</p>
<div class="i1">Column 62 relates to source of drinking water for the household. Code according to the response and the given list.</div>
<br />Housing Characteristics and Household Possessions (for the household head)</p>
<p>131. Column 62: What is the source of drinking water for the household?</p>
<div class="i1">Column 62 relates to source of drinking water for the household. Code according to the response and the given list.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the main source of drinking water of the household.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: All households
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |