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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 roof(s) (VE2001A_0041)

Data file: VEN2001-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 160
End: 160
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
5. Predominant material of the roof

[] Platabanda (a metal structure covered with roofing material or ready for creating a second/third story)
[] Clay tiles
[] Asphalt tiles
[] Metal sheeting [zinc and similar]
[] Asbestos and similar
[] Other (palm, boards, or similar)
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Platabanda (a metal structure covered with roofing material or ready for creating a second/third story)
2 Clay tiles
3 Asphalt tiles
4 Metal sheeting (zinc and similar)
5 Asbestos and similar
6 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 roof:

-- "Platabanda": Strip constructed with iron, cement, and usually, cement blocks, planks, long clay bricks or tabelones or bricks.

-- Tile: Semicircle upper covering of baked mud placed in the upper part of "platabanda" [reinforced concrete] roofs, reed, or any other good quality construction material.


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-- Asphalt sheet: Any sheet manufactured with asphalt materials covered in reflective materials.

-- Metallic sheet (corrugated iron and similar): Any metallic sheet used as a roof.

-- Asbestos and similar: Mineral sheets of grayish color, used as a roof.

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

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the predominant construction material of roof(s).
Universe
Permanently occupied private dwellings

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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