Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 1998
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- Data files
- ZAF1998-B.dat
- ZAF1998-C.dat
- ZAF1998-H.dat
- ZAF1998-W.dat
Main material of floor (C_FLOOR)
Data file: ZAF1998-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
383
End:
385
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
32 MAIN MATERIAL OF THE FLOOR.
RECORD OBSERVATION
EARTH/SAND/DUNG 11
BARE WOOD PLANKS 21
CEMENT 31
VINYL 32
CARPET 33
CERAMIC TILES 34
PARQUET OR POLISHED WOOD 35
OTHER ________ 96
RECORD OBSERVATION
EARTH/SAND/DUNG 11
BARE WOOD PLANKS 21
CEMENT 31
VINYL 32
CARPET 33
CERAMIC TILES 34
PARQUET OR POLISHED WOOD 35
OTHER ________ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 116 | Mud and hay |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 391 | Plaster |
| 996 | Non-resident |
| 100 | NATURAL |
| 110 | Earth-based |
| 111 | Earth, sand |
| 112 | Earth, mud |
| 113 | Earth, mud, clay |
| 114 | Sand |
| 115 | Dirt/Earth |
| 120 | Dung-based |
| 121 | Dung |
| 122 | Earth and dung |
| 123 | Mud, dung, sand |
| 200 | RUDIMENTARY |
| 210 | Wood |
| 211 | Wood planks |
| 212 | Wood and tile |
| 213 | Wood/palm/bamboo |
| 220 | Palm/bamboo |
| 221 | Palm/bamboo/leaves |
| 230 | Other rudimentary |
| 231 | Broken bricks |
| 232 | Adobe |
| 233 | Unfinished stone |
| 300 | FINISHED |
| 310 | Parquet/polished wood |
| 311 | Polished wood/vinyl/tiles |
| 320 | Vinyl/asphalt strips/linoleum |
| 321 | Linoleum |
| 330 | Tiles/mosaic |
| 331 | Ceramic tiles |
| 332 | Cement tiles |
| 333 | Ceramic/terrazo tiles |
| 334 | Ceramic/marble tiles |
| 335 | Tiles/brick |
| 340 | Cement/concrete |
| 350 | Carpet |
| 360 | Terrazzo |
| 370 | Stone |
| 380 | Bricks |
| 390 | Other finished |
| 400 | OTHER |
| 997 | Don't know |
| 998 | Missing |
| 322 | Vinyl |
| 351 | Mat |
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
FLOOR (HV213) reports the main material of the floor 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 |