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The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 2000
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THA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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Wall construction material (TH2000A_0033)

Data file: THA2000-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 126
End: 126
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For sample private households only
[Questions H1-9 were asked of sample private households only]




H2. Type of construction material
[Question was asked of respondents with codes 1-5 in H1]

[] 1 Cement or brick
[] 2 Wood and Cement or brick
[] 3 Wood
[] 4 Local materials
[] 5 Reused materials
Categories
Value Category
1 Cement or brick
2 Wood and cement or brick
3 Mainly permanent materials
4 Non-permanent materials
5 Reused materials
8 Unknown
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
5.5.3 Part 3 Questions on housing
[Ask only for the sample private household]



H2: Type of construction material
(For type of living quarter in H1 codes 1 - 5 only)

[Table summarizing column H2 not presented here]

1. Brick or cement
2. Combination of brick/cement with wood

[p. 125]

3. Using permanent materials construction
4. Using materials found locally
5. Constructed with used material and about to be destroyed

Procedure for recording the form
Record only households for which the type of living quarters has been recorded in item 1, using codes 1 to 5 only. Record the code in the check box for the type of construction material, using only one code. In the case that one household has several living places, consider only the place where the head of household is staying when considering the type of living quarters and their descriptions of the living place.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates dwelling unit's construction material.
Universe
Private apartment or house

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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