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6th Census of Population 2007 - IPUMS Subset

El Salvador, 2007
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SLV_2007_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center
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Disposal of wastewater (SV2007A_0053)

Data file: SLV2007-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 168
End: 168
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
7. How is waste water [aguas grises o servidas] disposed of?

[] 1 Sewage system
[] 2 Septic tank
[] 3 Sump hole
[] 4 Gully/stream, river or lake
[] 5 Street or outside
[] 6 Other
Categories
Value Category
1 Sewer
2 Septic tank
3 Well or drain
4 River, lake or waterfall
5 A street or outdoors
6 Other
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 7: How is the waste water disposed of?
This refers especially to water from showers, sinks and/or washtubs.

Sewage system:
This is if the dwelling has pipes that collect the waste water, which is then sent to the public sewage system.

Septic tank:
This is when the dwelling has pipes that collect the waste water and send it to a box (concrete, brick masonry or stone) where they are separated into liquids and solids. The liquid then goes to another box where it is purified.

Sump hole:
This is a system of collection and absorption/diffusion of waste water, which consists of boring a hole at ground level.

Gully/stream, river or lake:
This is if the dwelling has pipes which collect the waste water and direct it into a gully/stream, river or lake.

The street or outside:
This is if the dwelling has pipes that collect the waste water and direct it to the street or outside.

Other:
In this category write all other forms of elimination of waste water not mentioned previously.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the disposal of wastewater in the household.
Universe
Occupied private dwellings with people present

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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