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XV National Population and IV Housing Census 1985 - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1985 - 1986
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COL_1985_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Minnesota Population Center
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Floor material (CO1985A_0012)

Data file: COL1985-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 124
End: 124
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
III. Information about the dwelling

Complete 11, 12, 13, and 14 by observation (in case of doubt, ask).




14. Principal material in the floors.

[] 2 Wood
[] 4 Cement or brick tiles, synthetic material
[] 6 Dirt
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Cement or brick tiles,synthetic material
3 Dirt
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
Section III. Dwelling information

The first four questions (numbers 11, 12, 13 and 14) are responded to by observation, the remaining should be asked to the interviewed person.

In case of doubt, ask.




Question No. 14 Predominant material in the floors

(Filled out by observation)

[Below the text is a form.]

Mark "x" in the corresponding box.

If the floors of a dwelling are made of materials of many classes, mark the one that predominates (for example, the class of material that exists in the majority of the rooms).

Examples of synthetic materials are rubber and vinyl.

If the floors are covered, ask if the rug that is placed over a floor is of wood, cement, tile, rubber, etc and mark the alternative that corresponds.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of floor material.
Universe
Occupied households with people present

concept

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