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National Population Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2001
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NPL_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Type of toilet facility (NP2001A_TOILET)

Data file: NPL2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 212
End: 212
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NP01A044">4. What is the type of toilet used by this household (HH)?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1. Flush/modern<br />[] 2 Ordinary<br />[] 3 No toilet</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Flush/modern
2 Ordinary
3 Without toilet
9 Unknown
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 a="all" v="NP01A044"><span class="em">Q.4: What is the type of toilet used by the household?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1. Flush/modern<br />[] 2. Ordinary<br />[] 3. No toilet</div><br /><br />A toilet is defined as an installation for the disposal of the human excrements of the household. Toilet may be named differently in different places, like: latrine, toilet, restroom, etc. The toilet used by the household should be inside the house or in the housing compound, or near the home on his/her land. Public toilet should not be included here.<br /><br />Toilet can be categorized in different categories by its types; however toilets are grouped in the two categories for the purpose of census taking.<br /><div class="i1">1. Modern or flush toilet<br />2 Ordinary toilet</div><br /><br />1. <span class="em">Modern/flush toilet</span>: A flush/modern toilet is defined as a toilet installation having automatic system, or manual system, or water poured by hand for flushing to discharge wastes by water and linkage with sewerage or safety tank.<br /><br />2. <span class="em">Ordinary toilet</span>: This type of toilet is defined as not having discharge facilities, like: pit latrine, holes etc.<br /><br />If the household is using modern/flush toilet, then encircle code 1; or if it is ordinary, then encircle code 2.<br /><br />3. <span class="em">No Toilet</span>: If the household has no toilet or the household members have any specific or non-specific or free places for the disposal of the human excrements, then encircle code 3 to denote the household has no toilet facilities.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facility used by the household.
Universe
Nepal 2001: All households

concept

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