National Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Liberia, 2008
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LBR_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Minnesota Population Center
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Roof material (ROOF)
Data file: LBR2008-H-H
Overview
Valid:
-
Invalid:
-
Type:
Discrete
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| NIU (not in universe) | |
| 10 | Masonry, concrete, clay tile, or tiles of unspecified type |
| 11 | Concrete or cement |
| 12 | Reinforced concrete (slab) |
| 13 | Cement or sheet metal |
| 14 | Tile, unspecified |
| 15 | Clay tile |
| 16 | Tile or cement |
| 17 | Modern tiles, industrial |
| 18 | Traditional tiles, locally made |
| 19 | Tile or flat stone |
| 20 | Fibercement or plastic |
| 21 | Asphalt or laminate cover |
| 22 | Tile, cement, asphalt |
| 23 | Asphalt tile |
| 24 | Slate or tile |
| 25 | Slate or asbestos |
| 26 | Asbestos |
| 27 | Adobe |
| 28 | Tiles or wood planks |
| 29 | Roofing shingles |
| 30 | Metal |
| 31 | Sheet metal |
| 32 | Zinc or tin |
| 33 | Tin |
| 34 | Sheet metal or other sheet material |
| 35 | Sheet metal, tile, slate |
| 40 | Wood and other plant materials |
| 41 | Wood |
| 42 | Wood, including bamboo |
| 43 | Bamboo |
| 44 | Cogon, nipa, anahaw |
| 45 | Thatch (straw, grass, leaves, palm, etc.) |
| 46 | Cane, wood, straw |
| 47 | Grass |
| 48 | Papyrus |
| 49 | Banana leaves or fiber |
| 50 | Palm or makuti |
| 51 | Plant material or wood with clay |
| 52 | Grass and mud |
| 53 | Straw, bamboo, polythene |
| 54 | Rustic mat |
| 60 | Mud or earth |
| 61 | Clay |
| 70 | Cardboard, scrap, and miscellaneous materials |
| 71 | Discarded or scrap material |
| 72 | Cardboard |
| 73 | Plastic |
| 80 | Other, unspecified |
| 99 | Unknown/missing |
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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the dwelling's predominant roofing material.
Source of information
Roof material
concept
Concept
Imputation and derivation
Imputation
Roof material
Others
Security
Roof material