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Population Census 1987, Federal Republic Germany - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1987
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DEU_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt), IPUMS
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Main type of heating for building (DE1987A_BLDHEAT)

Data file: DEU1987_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 184
End: 184
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="DE87A033 DE87A060"><span class="em">Question 5: Is the dwelling mainly heated by...?</span><br />a) With remote and block heating, the dwellings of several buildings are heated from one central station. Central heating supplies the heat for the dwellings of one building only. With floor heating, the rooms of one dwelling are heated from a source which serves only the one particular dwelling.<br />b) In case of remote heating, always mark "remote heat."<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Remote/district heating
2 Block heating
3 Central heating
4 Floor heating for all units (without solar energy)
5 Floor heating for all units (with solar energy)
6 Floor heating not for all units (without solar energy)
7 Floor heating not for all units (with solar energy)
8 Only single or multiple room stoves
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main type of heating for the building.
Universe
Germany 1987: Private dwellings [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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