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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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Wall material (EC1974A_WALL)

Data file: ECU1974_PHC-H-H

Overview

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

Questions and instructions

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

<p><svar a="all" v="EC74A020"><div class="i1">B. Exterior walls</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Cement, brick or block<br />[] 2 Adobe or mud wall (<span class="lang">tapia</span>)<br />[] 3 Wood<br />[] 4 Covered cane<br />[] 5 Uncovered cane<br />[] 6 Other materials</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Cement, brick or cement block
2 Adobe or mud-wall
3 Wood
4 Covered cane
5 Uncovered cane
6 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 walls of dwelling.
Universe
Ecuador 1974: Private dwellings [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

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