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2009 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Vietnam, 2009
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VNM_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of The Central Steering Committee for the 2009 Population and Housing Census. General Statistics Office., IPUMS
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Material of the outer walls (VN2009A_WALL)

Data file: VNM2009_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 231
End: 231
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="VN09A033 VN09A034 VN09A035 VN09A036 VN09A037 VN09A038 VN09A039 VN09A040 VN09A041 VN09A042">[Questions 45-52 were asked of households that have and are representing the dwelling, as per questions 43 and 44.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A039">50. What is the main construction material of the outer walls?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Concrete<br />[] 2 Brick/stone<br />[] 3 Wood/metal<br />[] 4 Clay/straw<br />[] 5 Wattle/plywood<br />[] 6 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Concrete
2 Brick/stone
3 Wood/metal
4 Clay/straw
5 Wattle/plywood
6 Other
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in the 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="VN09A039"><span class="em">Question 50: What are the main construction materials of the outer walls?</span><br /><br /><span class="pg">[pg.66]</span><br /><br />[Graphic illustration defining the roof, outer walls and pillars is omitted]<br /><br />The enumerator asks the question, in combination with viewing, and marks (x) in the appropriate small box.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the material of the outer walls of the dwelling in which the household resides.
Universe
Vietnam 2009: Households with a dwelling [discrepancies: none]

concept

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