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General Household Survey 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2010 - 2011
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NGA_2010_GHSP-W1_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Main floor material (NG2010A_0077)

Data file: NGA2010-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 181
End: 181
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
8. The floor of the main dwelling is predominantly made of what material?

[ ] 1 Sand/dirt/straw
[ ] 2 Smoothed mud
[ ] 3 Smooth cement
[ ] 4 Wood
[ ] 5 Tile
[ ] 6 Other (specify)
Categories
Value Category
1 Sand, dirt, or straw
2 Smoothed mud
3 Smooth cement
4 Wood
5 Tile
6 Other
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.
Interviewer instructions
Question 6-8 deal with physical characteristics of the dwelling that are observable easily without posing the questions to the respondent. However, the interviewer is always encouraged to check from the respondent if in doubt or not sure.


Question 8: Type of the floor material: The interviewer will record the main predominantly floor material. Interviewer can easily observe it, but for clarity, it could be confirmed from the respondent if in doubt.

Sand/dirt/straw is a type of floor made of different type of straw, palm front leaves mixed together with sand to smooth it, commonly found among nomadic or interior north.

Smoothed mud is a mud floor smoothed very well without concrete on top.

Smoothed cement is a floor with cement on top of it.

Tiles are the types of floor using different colour of tiles or ceramic on the floor.


Note: If there is more than one type of material used for floor, the interviewer will record the main predominantly one.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main floor material.
Universe
All households

concept

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