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Noveno Censo Nacional de Población y Quinto de Vivienda de Panamá 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Panama, 1990
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PAN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Contraloria General de la Republica, Direccion de Estadistica y Censo, IPUMS
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Roof material (PA1990A_ROOF)

Data file: PAN1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 255
End: 255
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="PA90A074 PA90A090" v="PA90A074 PA90A090 PA90A091 PA90A092">6. What is the predominant material in the roof of the building or house?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Concrete<br />[] 2 Tile<br />[] 3 Fibro-cement<br />[] 4 Metal (zinc, aluminum, etc.)<br />[] 5 Treated [coated] wood<br />[] 6 Straw or palm<br />[] 7 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Concrete
2 Tile
3 Fibro-cement
4 Metal
5 Treated (coated) wood
6 Straw-palm leaves
7 Other
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the construction materials used in the roof.
Universe
Panama 1990: Private occupied households [discrepancies: none]

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