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Enquête Démographique et de Santé 1999

Guinea, 1999
Reference ID
GIN_1999_DHS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Direction National de la Statistique et de l'Information (DNSI)
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Apr 25, 2019
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Main construction material for roof, third dwelling (MW87A062)

Data file: MWI1987-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Main construction materials used for:


Roof


[] 1 Grass thatch
[] 2 Iron sheets
[] 3 Iron and tiles
[] 4 Asbestos
[] 5 Cement
[] 6 Other (specify) ____
Categories
Value Category
1 Grass thatch
2 Iron sheets
3 Iron and tiles
4 Asbestos
5 Cement
6 Other
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
Main construction materials used for:


(ii) Roof: Fill in column 82 the appropriate code for the main construction material used for roofing of the dwelling unit you are enumerating in column 82. The codes are given as follows:


[] 1 Grass thatch
[] 2 Iron sheets
[] 3 Iron and tiles
[] 4 Asbestos
[] 5 Cement
[] 6 Other (specify)



You will, in most cases, be able to identify the main roofing material used, but in case of doubt you need to check with the respondent. You are also required to specify the type of material used for roofing in case of code 6 ("Other").

Description

Definition
This variable records the main construction material for the roof of the third dwelling.
Universe
Private households with a third dwelling

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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