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National Census of Housing and Population 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Bolivia, 2001
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BOL_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, Minnesota Population Center
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Wall material (BO2001A_0047)

Data file: BOL2001-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 154
End: 154
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 6 to 26 were asked of persons who lived in occupied private dwelling and were present at the time of enumeration, per Questions 4 and 5.]




6. What is the construction material most frequently used in the walls of this dwelling?

[] 1 Brick/cement block/reinforced concrete
[] 2 Adobe/wood-mud construction
[] 3 Wood frame/walls made of cane and clay
[] 4 Stone
[] 5 Wood
[] 6 Cane/palm/trunks
[] 7 Other
Categories
Value Category
1 Brick or cement block
2 Adobe wall
3 Tabique or quinche
4 Stone
5 Wood
6 Cane, palm leaves, trunks
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
Chapter C. Characteristics of dwellings with inhabitants who are present




Question 6. What is the construction material most used in the walls of this dwelling?

For example:

Mrs. Pérez: My house is made of brick and adobe.

Enumerator: But which of the two is used most?

Mrs. Pérez: Well, the house is mostly made of brick.

The form is filled out in this way:

[The instructions refer to a graphic of the census form with appropriate ovals filled in.]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the construction material most frequently used in the walls of the dwelling.
Universe
Private, occupied dwellings with people present

concept

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