Kenya Population and Housing Census 2009 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 2009

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WBG_KEN_2009_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

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Main roof materials (KE2009A_0052)

Data file: KEN2009-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 173

End: 174

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Dominant construction material of main dwelling unit
H-21. Roof

[] 1 Corrugated iron sheets
[] 2 Tiles
[] 3 Concrete
[] 4 Asbestos sheets
[] 5 Grass
[] 6 Makuti
[] 7 Tin
[] 8 Mud/dung
[] 9 Other (specify)

Categories

Value	Category
1	Corrugated iron sheets
2	Tiles
3	Concrete
4	Asbestos sheets
5	Grass
6	Makuti
7	Tin
8	Mud/dung
9	Other
98	Unknown
99	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

- Section J: Housing conditions and amenities. This section covers columns H18 to H27 on housing conditions and amenities. These questions are to be posed to the Head of the Household or any other responsible person.

39.4 Columns H21: Dominant construction material of roof for main dwelling unit

Code in column H21 the construction materials used to build the roof e.g. code "1" for roof with corrugated iron sheets, "4" for asbestos sheets, etc. Tiles include clay, wooden, fiber and cement tiles, etc.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the dominant construction material of the dwelling's roof.

Universe

Conventional households or refugee camps

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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