National Census. Seventh Census of Population Third Census of Dwellings 1995 - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1995

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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center

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Flooring materials (NI1995A_0031)

Data file: NIC1995-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 119

End: 119

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Characteristics of the dwelling

Flooring material
5. What is the predominant material used for flooring?

[] 1 Wood, tambo [wood planks], etc.
[] 2 Floor tiles
[] 3 Clay block
[] 4 Cement block or stone / mosaic / ceramic tile (terrazzo)
[] 5 Dirt
[] 6 Other

Categories

Value	Category
1	Wood, tambo [wood planks], etc.
2	Tiled
3	Clay block
4	Cement block or stone/mosaic/ceramic tile
5	Dirt
6	Other type
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.

Interviewer instructions

Question 5: Predominant flooring material
In this case, we want to know the material that covers the floor in the dwelling. If the floor of the dwelling is built of more than one material, mark the predominant one.

What is the predominant material used for flooring? [The following choices are described by illustration]

1. Wood, tambo, etc.

2. Floor tiles

3. Clay brick

4. Cement brick, or stone/mosaic/ceramic tile (terrazzo)

5. Dirt

6. Other
These are the materials that are not included categories above, such as: marble, stone, discarded materials, etc.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the dwelling's flooring materials.

Universe

Private occupied households with inhabitants present

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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