Demographic and Health Survey 1996-1997 - IPUMS Subset
Bangladesh, 1996 - 1997
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Main material of outside walls of dwelling (C_WALL)
Data file: BGD1997-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
381
End:
383
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
132. What is the material of the walls of your house?
NATURAL WALLS
JUTE OR BAMBOO OR MUD (KATCHA) 11
RUDIMENTARY WALLS
WOOD 21
FINISHED WALLS
BRICK OR CEMENT 31
TIN 32
OTHER (SPECIFY) 96
NATURAL WALLS
JUTE OR BAMBOO OR MUD (KATCHA) 11
RUDIMENTARY WALLS
WOOD 21
FINISHED WALLS
BRICK OR CEMENT 31
TIN 32
OTHER (SPECIFY) 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 376 | Metal, unspecified |
| 375 | Corrugated asbestos |
| 374 | Iron or zinc sheets |
| 292 | Unburnt brick with cement |
| 127 | Animal dung |
| 126 | Hay with mud |
| 241 | Trunks with mud |
| 000 | No walls |
| 100 | NATURAL |
| 110 | Cane/palm/trunks/grass/sticks |
| 111 | Cane/palm/trunks |
| 112 | Cane/trunks |
| 113 | Cane/trunks/bamboo/reeds |
| 114 | Palm branches |
| 115 | Sticks |
| 116 | Shells |
| 120 | Earth/mud/dirt/dung |
| 121 | Unbaked brick, mud, or earth |
| 122 | Earth |
| 123 | Mud |
| 124 | Mud, dung |
| 125 | Dirt |
| 130 | Thatch/mat/leaves/straw/reeds |
| 131 | Grass |
| 132 | Thatch or straw |
| 200 | RUDIMENTARY |
| 210 | Bamboo with mud |
| 211 | Bamboo/wood with mud |
| 212 | Bamboo |
| 220 | Stone with mud |
| 230 | Rough wood |
| 231 | Plywood |
| 232 | Reused wood |
| 233 | Timber |
| 234 | Wood/metal planks |
| 240 | Poles and mud |
| 250 | Tin/cardboard/paper/bags |
| 251 | Cardboard |
| 252 | Carton |
| 260 | Uncovered adobe |
| 270 | Corrugated metal |
| 280 | Canvas/tent |
| 300 | FINISHED |
| 310 | Cement/concrete |
| 311 | Semi-dur (cement and sand blocks) |
| 320 | Bricks |
| 321 | Finished/burnt bricks |
| 322 | Burnt bricks with mud |
| 323 | Burnt bricks with cement |
| 324 | Sundried bricks |
| 330 | Cement blocks |
| 340 | Wood planks/shingles |
| 341 | Wood and grass |
| 350 | Stone |
| 351 | Stone with lime/cement |
| 360 | Covered adobe |
| 370 | Other finished |
| 371 | Metal or asbestos sheets |
| 400 | OTHER |
| 998 | Missing |
| 996 | Non-resident |
| 290 | Unburnt bricks |
| 373 | T-iron/wood/brick |
| 372 | Tin |
| 377 | Prefab |
| 291 | Unburnt brick and plaster |
| 999 | 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.
Description
Definition
WALL (HV214) reports the main material of the outside walls of the dwelling. Response categories vary widely across surveys but fall into broad groups (i.e., natural materials, rudimentary processed materials, and finished materials). See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Housing Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |