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General Census of Population and Housing (1988) - IPUMS Subset

Senegal, 1988
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SEN_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Type of roof (SN1988A_ROOF)

Data file: SEN1988_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 183
End: 183
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="SN88A051">H6. Type of roof (head of household)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Cement, concrete<br />[] 2 Zinc sheets, tiles, slates<br />[] 3 Straw, thatch<br />[] 4 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Cement, concrete
2 Zinc sheets, tiles, slates
3 Straw, thatch
4 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
<svar a="all" v="SN88A051">H7) Type of roof<br />Circle the item corresponding to the prevailing type of material used for the roofs of the dwelling units inhabited by the household.<br /><br />Note: For item # 2, circle one of the three materials cited. For instance, if the prevailing material is "zinc" (iron sheets), fill in the question the following way:<br /><br />[An image of how to fill in the questions was removed]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of material used for the roof of the household dwelling unit(s).
Universe
Senegal 1988: All households

concept

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