Variable HC5 : Main material of wall

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 11-99
Valid case(s): 33273 (28163)
Invalid: 0 (0)
Minimum: 12
Maximum: 96

File: hl

Universe
De jure household members (usual residents)
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 7 10 0.0%
13 Mud 181 83 0.3%
21 Ratan with mud 1879 1483 5.3%
22 Stone with mud 122 87 0.3%
23 Uncovered adobe 510 271 1.0%
24 Plywood 26 6 0.0%
25 Carton 0 0 0.0%
26 Reused wood 80 9 0.0%
31 Cement 1701 1807 6.4%
32 Stone with lime/cement 284 257 0.9%
33 Bricks 21170 19106 67.8%
34 Cement blocks 6351 4194 14.9%
35 Covered adobe 269 206 0.7%
36 Wood planks/shingles 142 116 0.4%
96 Other 551 528 1.9%
99 Missing 0 0 0.0%
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