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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 wall materials (KE2009A_0053)

Data file: KEN2009-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 175
End: 176
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
H-22. Wall

[] 1 Stone
[] 2 Brick/block
[] 3 Mud/wood
[] 4 Mud/cement
[] 5 Wood only
[] 6 Corrugated iron sheets
[] 7 Grass/reeds
[] 8 Tin
[] 9 Other (specify)
Categories
Value Category
1 Stone
2 Brick/block
3 Mud/wood
4 Mud/cement
5 Wood only
6 Corrugated iron sheets
7 Grass/reeds
8 Tin
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.




39.5 Columns H22: Dominant construction material of walls for main dwelling unit

Code in column H22 the construction materials used to build the walls e.g. code "3" for mud/wood etc. Consider the main material that bears the weight of the roof. Code "9" for mud/dung.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the dominant construction material of the dwelling's walls.
Universe
Conventional households or refugee camps

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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