National Census of Housing and Population 1976 - IPUMS Subset

Bolivia, 1976

Reference ID

BOL_1976_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, Minnesota Population Center

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Walls (BO1976A_0032)

Data file: BOL1976-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 148

End: 148

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

3. Predominant materials in the dwelling

[Question 3 was asked of persons in private dwellings, per Question 1.]

3.2 Exterior walls

[] 1 Plastered adobe
[] 2 Abode without plaster or mud-wall construction
[] 3 Brick, cement block, etc.
[] 4 Stone
[] 5 Wood
[] 6 Cane, palm, logs
[] 7 Others (specify) ____

Categories

Value	Category
1	Plastered adobe
2	Adobe without plaster or mud-wall construction
3	Brick, cement blocks, etc.
4	Stone
5	Wood
6	Cane, palm, logs
7	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 3. Predominant materials in the dwelling

Write down with what materials are built:

The roof of the building (where the dwelling is found),
The exterior walls, and
The floor of the dwelling.

The following information is given in the rural manual:

Exterior Walls

1. Plastered adobe
2. Abode without plaster and mud-walls
3. Bricks, cement blocks, etc.
4. Stone
5. Wood
6. Cane, palm, logs
7. Others. Mark an X in this box if the exterior walls of a dwelling are built with cardboard, tin cans and other waste materials.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's wall material.

Universe

Occupied dwellings

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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