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Population and Housing Census 1984 - IPUMS Subset

Ethiopia, 1984
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ETH_1984_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency, Minnesota Population Center
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Main construction material of roof (ET1984A_0039)

Data file: ETH1984-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 133
End: 133
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
46. What is the major material used for the construction of roof of the housing unit?

[] 1 Corrugated iron
[] 2 Concrete or cement
[] 3 Wood and mud
[] 4 Thatch
[] 5 Reed/Bamboo, thatch and mud
[] 6 Asbestos
[] 7 Other (Specify) ____
Categories
Value Category
1 Corrugated iron
2 Concrete or cement
3 Wood and mud
4 Thatch
5 Reed, bamboo or thatch with mud
6 Asbestos
7 Other
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
Column 46: What is the main building material the roof of the housing unit was built from?

Roof: - A covering of a house or a room resting on upper edge of walls to prevent the inner part of the house or room from rain, wind, dirt, etc.

The main building material of the roof will be asked and identified among those enumerated below and entered in card column 35 after circling it. If encountered with a building material other than listed here, record its name in line with "other" and enter code 8 in card column 35.

0 = Corrugated iron
1 = Concrete/Cement
2 = Cement
3 = Wood and mud
4 = Thatch
5 = Reed/Bamboo
6 = Asbestos
7 = Other /specify/__________

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main construction material of the roof.
Universe
Urban households

concept

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