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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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Wall material (PA1990A_WALLS)

Data file: PAN1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 245
End: 245
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PA90A064 PA90A088 PA90A091 PA90A092">5. What is the predominant material in the outside walls of the building or house?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Cement block, brick, stone, concrete<br />[] 2 Fibro-cement, wood (planks, boards)<br />[] 3 Clay-covered plant fiber (<span class="lang">quincha</span>), adobe<br />[] 4 Straw, palm leaves, cane, sticks<br />[] 5 Other material or without walls</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Cement-brick
2 Fibro-cement - wood
3 Clay over reeds-adobe
4 Straw-palm-sticks
5 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 predominantly used construction materials in the wall.
Universe
Panama 1990: Private occupied households [discrepancies: none]

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