2009 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Vietnam, 2009
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Reference ID
VNM_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of The Central Steering Committee for the 2009 Population and Housing Census. General Statistics Office., IPUMS
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- VNM2009_PHC-H-H.dat
- VNM2009_PHC-P-H.dat
Type of toilet (VN2009A_TOILET)
Data file: VNM2009_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
240
End:
240
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="VN09A043 VN09A044 VN09A045 VN09A046 VN09A047 VN09A048 VN09A049 VN09A050 VN09A051 VN09A052 VN09A053 VN09A054">[Questions 53-57 were asked of all households]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A046">56. What kind of toilet facility is your household using most?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Indoor flush/semi-flush toilet<br />[] 2 Outdoor flush/semi-flush toilet<br />[] 3 Other<br />[] 4 No toilet</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A046">56. What kind of toilet facility is your household using most?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Indoor flush/semi-flush toilet<br />[] 2 Outdoor flush/semi-flush toilet<br />[] 3 Other<br />[] 4 No toilet</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Indoor flush/semi-flush toilet |
| 2 | Outdoor flush/semi-flush toilet |
| 3 | Other |
| 4 | No toilet |
| 9 | Unknown |
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
<svar a="all" v="VN09A046"><span class="em">Question 56. What kind of toilet facility is your household using most?</span><br />This question is to collect information on what kind of toilet facility was used by the household the most in the past year (12 months prior to the census day), regardless of the ownership of the toilet facility. If the household has used several kinds of toilet facilities in the past year, only one box will be marked according to the kind of toilet facility used most by the household.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[pg.70]</span><br /><br />Toilet facilities include:<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Indoor flush/semi flush toilet:</span> this is the facility located inside the house which uses water to remove feces to a tank (also named a septic tank which comprises between one to three sections; one section contains feces and one or two segments filter feces before draining it to the sewer) regardless of where the water comes from that is used to flush.<br /><br /><span class="em">Outdoor flush/semi toilet:</span> this is the facility located outside of the house (separated area)<br /><br /><span class="em">Others:</span> facilities which are not characterized by the two mentioned above. They include: filtered toilet, one-compartment toilet, two-compartment toilet, and the simplest form of toilet such as a hole in the ground. These kinds of toilet facilities also include where water is used to drain feces, but do not include septic tanks, simple tanks, ponds, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">No toilet:</span> Household does not use any of the above mentioned toilets and always defecates on the ground, in a field, bush, etc.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet that the household uses.
Universe
Vietnam 2009: All households
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |