Variable hc5 : Main material of wall

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 22-99
Valid case(s): 11104 (11017)
Invalid: 0 (0)
Minimum: 22
Maximum: 96

File: ch

Universe
Children aged 0-4
Source of information
Head of household or other responsible household member

Categories

Value Category Cases weighted
22 Stone with mud 531 526 4.8%
31 Cement 422 421 3.8%
32 Stone with lime/cement 9325 9261 84.1%
34 Cement blocks 87 84 0.8%
35 Covered adobe 623 609 5.5%
36 Wood planks/shingles 18 18 0.2%
96 Other 98 98 0.9%
99 Missing 0 0 0.0%

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).
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Generated: OCT-27-2008 using the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit