XI Censo de Población y Vivienda 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Venezuela, RB, 1981

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Reference ID

VEN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Oficina Central de Estadística e Informática, Minnesota Population Center

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Water supply (VE1981A_0031)

Data file: VEN1981-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 146

End: 146

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

9. How is water normally obtained?

[] Aqueduct (piped)
[] Public cistern (pila)
[] Tanker truck
[] Other means

Categories

Value	Category
1	Aqueduct
2	Public fountain or tap
3	Tank truck
4	Other means
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.

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Question 9

-- How is water normally supplied [to the dwelling]?

The method for supplying water to the dwelling is recorded here.

If the dwelling has more than one water supply, the one used most frequently is written down. If the dwelling is not connected to the aqueduct (public system), the water supply is considered to come from the public fountain, tanker truck, or other sources.

[Graphics in the left margin show examples of water supplies from a public fountain and from a river - other sources]

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the means by which the dwelling gets its water supply.

Universe

Occupied dwellings

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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