General Census 2005 (XVII of Population and Dwelling and VI of Housing). - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 2005 - 2006

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COL_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS

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Wall material (CO2005A_WALL)

Data file: COL2005_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 220

End: 220

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CO05A040">2. What is the predominant material of the exterior walls? (expanded)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Cement block, brick, stone, finished wood<br />[] 2 Clay brick, adobe, cane/mud<br />[] 3 Rough wood, boards, plywood</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 7]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 4 Prefabricated material<br />[] 5 Bamboo, cane, thatch<br />[] 6 Zinc, fabric, cardboard, cans, discarded materials, plastics<br />[] 7 Without walls</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Cement block, brick, stone, polished wood
2	Plastered boards, adobe, mud and cane
3	Rough wood, board, plywood
4	Prefabricated material
5	Clay brick, cane, cane/mud, other vegetables
6	Zinc, fabric, cardboard, cans, discarded materials, plastics
7	Without walls
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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the predominant material used in the exterior walls.

Universe

Colombia 2005: All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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