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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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Floor (VE1990A_FLOOR)

Data file: VEN1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 194
End: 194
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="VE90A033 VE90A034">6. The predominant material in the floor is:<br /><div class="i1">[] Tile, granite or marble, ceramic, brick, terracotta, parquet, carpet and similar<br />[] Cement<br />[] Earth<br />[] Others (planks, <span class="lang">tablon</span> board, and similar)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Mosaic, granite, vinyl, brick
2 Cement
3 Earth
4 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
<svar a="all" v="VE90A033 VE90A034"><span class="em">Question No.6</span><br /><br />[Floor]<br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of section II, question 6 on the census form.]<br /><br />-- Observe the material used most in the construction of the floor and fill in the corresponding cell.<br /><br />If the materials used for the exterior walls, roof, and floor are difficult to identify, ask the informant.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of floor of the household.
Universe
Venezuela 1990: Private permanent occupied dwellings [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

concept

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