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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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Sewage disposal system (GR1981A_SEWAGE)

Data file: GRC1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 199
End: 199
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p><svar a="all" v="GR81A030"><span class="h3">9. Sewage disposal system</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Sewage network<br />[] 2 Other system (sink, etc.)<br />[] 3 No sewage available</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Sewage network
2 Other system (sink etc.)
3 No sewage available
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="GR81A030">83. <span class="em">Question 9, Sewage disposal system</span><br /><br />[Omitted, question 9 is repeated]<br /><br /><span class="em">Case 1</span> is recorded if the sewage disposal system is connected to the sewage network.<br /><br /><span class="em">Case 2</span> is recorded if the sewage disposal system is a sink or other system.<br /><br />Sewage in a sink is when the sink is located away from the toilet but is connected to it by a pipe or it is directly underneath of the toilet (like in some agricultural areas).<br /><br />In this case, sewage directly to the sea or river is included.<br /><br />If the sewage does not end to a sink or sewage network or river or sea then case 3 is recorded.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the dwelling had sewage disposal system and type of the system.
Universe
Greece 1981: Regular dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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