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XII Censo General de Población y Vivienda - IPUMS Subset

Venezuela, RB, 1990
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VEN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Central de Estadística e Informática, IPUMS
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Access to dwelling (VE1990A_DWACCESS)

Data file: VEN1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 182
End: 182
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="VE90A021">1. Access to the dwelling<br /><div class="i1">[] Paved street<br />[] Gravel or dirt street<br />[] Route or way<br />[] Public Stairs or walkways<br />[] Others</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Paved street
2 Gravel or dirt street
3 Path or track
4 Communal stair
5 Others
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
<svar a="all" v="VE90A021"><span class="em">Question No.1</span><br /><br />[Access to dwelling]<br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of section II, question 1 on the census form.]<br /><br />Observe the type of access or the main way of getting to the dwelling and fill in the corresponding cell.<br /><br />--In the case of an apartment in a building or an apartment within a house, fill in the cell that corresponds to the type of access to the building or principal dwelling.<br /><br />Paved street/road:<br /><div class="i1">Way paved with asphalt, cement, or other pavement (street, avenue, etc).</div><br /><br />Graded dirt or gravel street/road:<br /><div class="i1">Way laid-out with little or no maintenance or development.</div><br /><br />Path or lane (<span class="lang">Pica</span>):<br /><div class="i1">Dirt walkway made by the residents of the area.</div><br /><br />Public communal stairway or alleyway (<span class="lang">Vereda</span>):<br /><div class="i1">This refers to the stairs commonly found on hills and pedestrian alleyways or paths.</div><br /><br />Other:<br /><div class="i1">Any route that provides access to the dwelling other than those previously defined. (e.g. river, lake, beach, etc)</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the household's means of access to the dwelling.
Universe
Venezuela 1990: Private and "other" dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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