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Family Income and Expenditure Survey 1994

Philippines, 1994 - 1995
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PHL_1994_FIES_v01_M
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National Statistics Office
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Type of Roof (B4021_ROOF)

Data file: fies94

Overview

Valid: 24797
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 59
End: 59
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What type of construction materials is the roof made of?
Categories
Value Category
1 Strong materials (galvanized iron, aluminum, tile, concrete,
2 Light materials (cogon, nipa, anahaw)
3 Salvaged/makeshift materials
4 Mixed but predominantly strong materials
5 Mixed but predominantly light materials
6 Mixed but predominantly salvaged materials
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
Encircle the code which indicates the type of construction material the roof of the house is made of and enter it in the box provided. You need not ask this question anymore if you can classify the construction materials used in the house roof by observation. Strong materials include galvanized iron/aluminum, tile, concrete, brick, stone and asbestos. Cogon, nipa and anahaw are considered as light materials. Examples of salvaged/makeshift materials are scrap GI sheets, planks of wood or pieces of lawanit, dilapidated boxes, etc., which are usually salvaged from burned or condemned structure.

If, for example, the roof is made of a combination of three types of materials stated above, encircle the code for the most predominant materials used and enter in the box provided.

Description

Definition
Type of construction materials of the roof of the house.
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