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IX National Population and Housing Census, 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2010
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DOM_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Roof material (DO2010A_ROOF)

Data file: DOM2010_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 218
End: 218
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
4. What is the main material of the roof of this dwelling?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Concrete<br />[] 2 Tin<br />[] 3 Asbestos cement<br />[] 4 Reeds<br />[] 5 Palm leaves <br />[] 6 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Concrete
2 Tin
3 Asbestos cement
4 Reeds
5 Palm leaves
6 Other
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Question 4</span>. What is the main material of the roof of this dwelling?
<br />By observation, fill in the correct answer for the main material of the roof. If there is more than one material, record the main one.
<br />Example: When you arrive to a household, you observe that the roof has two materials of equal proportion, one part made out of concrete and the other made out of tin, fill in the bubble with code 1 "concrete".

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the material of the dwelling’s roof.
Universe
Dominican Republic 2010: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

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