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XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Venezuela, RB, 2001
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VEN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Unidad Técnica censal (UTC), Minnesota Population Center
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Predominant construction material of walls (VE2001A_0040)

Data file: VEN2001-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 159
End: 159
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
4. Predominant construction materials of the exterior walls

[] Plastered block or brick
[] Un-plastered block or brick
[] Concrete
[] Lumber, Formica, fiberglass and similar
[] Plastered adobe, mud brick, mud/cane
[] Un-plastered adobe, mud brick, mud/cane
[] Other (palm, boards, or similar)
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Finished cement block or brick
2 Unfinished cement block or brick
3 Concrete
4 Wood, formica, fiberglass and similar
5 Finished abobe, mud, or stick and mud
6 Unfinished abobe, mud, or stick and mud
7 Other (palms, boards, or similar)
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
The following materials are included for the exterior walls:

-- Finished [plastered] cement block or brick: Baked clay mixture molded into a rectangular form, solid or hollow and covered with a plaster consisting of cement, sand, or plaster and lime.

-- Unfinished cement block or brick: The same concept as "Finished cement block or brick" but without any kind of exterior covering.

-- Concrete: Wall constructed with cement, rock, mortar, wire and iron bars.

-- Sawn wood, Formica, fiberglass, and similar: Construction materials of good quality, manufactured or processed, including novel, durable, resistant, and prefabricated materials.

-- Finished adobe, mud or stick and mud: Wall made with: mixture of clay, mud and straw molded into a rectangular form and covered with materials such as clay or cement.

-- Unfinished adobe, mud or stick and mud: The same concept as "Finished adobe, mud or stick and mud" but without any kind of exterior covering.

-- Other: Poor quality or discarded/waste construction materials, such as tin, cardboard, palm, boards, or similar.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant construction material of walls.
Universe
Permanently occupied private dwellings

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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