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III Censo de Población y II de Vivienda, 1974 - IPUMS Subset

Ecuador, 1974
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ECU_1974_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina de Censos Nacionales, Junta Nacional dePlanificación, IPUMS
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Roof material (EC1974A_ROOF)

Data file: ECU1974_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 183
End: 183
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
3. Predominant materials in the dwelling</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="EC74A019"><div class="i1">A. Roof or covering</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Reinforced cement roof (<span class="lang">Losa de hormigón</span>)<br />[] 2 Eternit, Ardex or similar<br />[] 3 Zinc or similar<br />[] 4 Tile<br />[] 5 Wood<br />[] 6 Straw or similar<br />[] 7 Other materials</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Reinforced cement
2 Eternit, Ardex or similar
3 Zinc sheet or similar
4 Tile
5 Wood
6 Straw or similar
7 Other materials
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 roof of dwelling.
Universe
Ecuador 1974: Private dwellings [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

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