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5th Sudan Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

South Sudan, 2008
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WBG_SSD_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Evaluation and Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Type of dwelling (SS2008A_0036)

Data file: SSD2008-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 124
End: 125
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 11
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
33. What type of dwelling does this household live in?

[] 1 Tent
[] 2 Dwelling of straw mats
[] 3 Tukul / gottiya -- mud
[] 4 Tukul / gottiya -- sticks
[] 5 Flat or apartment
[] 6 Villa
[] 7 House of one floor -- mud
[] 8 House of one floor -- brick/concrete
[] 9 House constructed of wood
[] 10 Multi-storey house
[] 11 Incomplete
Categories
Value Category
1 Tent
2 Dwelling of straw mats
3 Tukul /gottiya of mud
4 Tukul /gottiya of sticks
5 Flat or apartment
6 Villa
7 House of one floor, mud
8 House of one floor, brick/concrete
9 House constructed of wood
10 Multi-story house
11 Incomplete
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
Q33 "What type of dwelling does this household live in?" Ask question 33.

If the respondent is unsure of the type of response you are looking for, read the categories aloud.
Work with the respondent to try and classify their dwelling into one of the options provided in the questionnaire.
Shade the appropriate household code as reported by the respondent.
Remember that only one code should be shaded.

Study the different categories for type of dwelling. If you are unsure of any category, ask questions.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the physical type of dwelling used by the household.
Universe
All households

concept

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