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National Census of Housing and Population 1976 - IPUMS Subset

Bolivia, 1976
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BOL_1976_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
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Floors (BO1976A_FLOORS)

Data file: BOL1976_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 195
End: 195
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="BO76A031 BO76A032 BO76A033">3. Predominant materials in the dwelling<br /><div class="i1">[Question 3 was asked of persons in private dwellings, per Question 1.]</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BO76A033"><div class="i1">3.3 Floors</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Wood<br />[] 2 Tile or paving<br />[] 3 Brick<br />[] 4 Cement<br />[] 5 Dirt<br />[] 6 Others (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Tile or paving
3 Brick
4 Cement
5 Dirt
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
<svar v="BO76A031 BO76A032 BO76A033"><span class="em">Question 3. Predominant materials in the dwelling</span><br /><br />Write down with what materials are built:<br /><div class="i1">The roof of the building (where the dwelling is found),<br />The exterior walls, and<br />The floor of the dwelling.</div><br /><br />The following information is given in the rural manual:<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BO76A033"><span class="em">Floors</span><br /><div class="i1">1. Wood<br />2. Mosaic or floor tile<br />3. Bricks<br />4. Cement<br />5. Earth<br />6. Other</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the household's floor material.
Universe
Bolivia 1976: Occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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