Variable HC4 : Main material of roof

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

File: hl

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

Categories

Value Category Cases weighted
11 No roof 158 6 0.2%
12 Thatch/palm leaf 3 0 0.0%
13 Sod 0 0 0.0%
21 Rustic mat 85 33 0.9%
22 Palm/bamboo 0 0 0.0%
23 Wood Planks 97 21 0.6%
31 Metal 517 268 6.9%
32 Wood 57 37 1.0%
33 Calamine/cement fiber 380 212 5.5%
35 Cement 2606 2791 72.0%
36 Roofing shingles 109 61 1.6%
96 Other 875 445 11.5%
99 Missing 0 0 0.0%

Pre-question
Main material of the roof.
Post-question
Record observation.
Interviewer instructions
Circle the correct code for the material of the dwelling roof, 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 roof, record the main roofing material (the material that covers the largest amount of roof).
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Generated: NOV-21-2007 using the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit