Variable HC5 : Main material of wall

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 11-99
Valid case(s): 8730 (8730)
Invalid: 1223 (1156.9)
Minimum: 12
Maximum: 96

File: hh

Universe
Households
Source of information
Head of household or other responsible household member

Categories

Value Category Cases Weighted
11 No walls 0 0 0.0%
12 Ratan/Chump 3 4 0.0%
13 Mud 55 31 0.4%
21 Ratan with mud 547 522 6.0%
22 Stone with mud 35 30 0.3%
23 Uncovered adobe 156 109 1.2%
24 Plywood 5 2 0.0%
25 Carton 0 0 0.0%
26 Reused wood 13 2 0.0%
31 Cement 538 659 7.5%
32 Stone with lime/cement 68 71 0.8%
33 Bricks 5508 5762 66.0%
34 Cement blocks 1537 1265 14.5%
35 Covered adobe 74 67 0.8%
36 Wood planks/shingles 43 44 0.5%
96 Other 148 163 1.9%
99 Missing 0 0 0.0%
Sysmiss 1223 1157
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.

Pre-question
Main material of the walls.
Post-question
Record observation.
Interviewer instructions
Circle the correct code for the material of the dwelling walls, based on your observation. You will be able to observe the correct answer in most cases, but if in doubt, ask. If there is more than one kind of material making up the walls, record the main wall material (the material that covers the largest amount of wall space).
Generated: MAR-07-2008 using the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit