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National Population Housing Census 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Greece, 1981
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GRC_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Service of Greece, IPUMS
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Central heating (GR1981A_HEAT)

Data file: GRC1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 197
End: 197
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Amenities of regular dwelling.</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GR81A028"><span class="h3">7. Type of heating: Is there central heating?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 No answer
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
<svar a="all" v="GR81A028">81. <span class="em">Question 7, Type of heating</span><br /><br />[Omitted, question 7 is repeated]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 32]</span><br /><br />The question refers to the central heating in block of flats, houses or flats.<br />A dwelling is considered to be centrally heated if heating is provided by a <span class="em">permanent</span> installation found in a certain space of the building, dwelling or flat regardless of the energy source.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if the dwelling had central heating.
Universe
Greece 1981: Regular dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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