Variable hc5 : Main material of wall

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 22-99
Valid case(s): 25563 (25026)
Invalid: 0 (0)
Minimum: 22
Maximum: 96

File: wm

Universe
Women aged 15-49
Source of information
Head of household or other responsible household member

Categories

Value Category Cases weighted
22 Stone with mud 1196 1170 4.7%
31 Cement 1193 1180 4.7%
32 Stone with lime/cement 21386 20927 83.6%
34 Cement blocks 203 193 0.8%
35 Covered adobe 1289 1266 5.1%
36 Wood planks/shingles 57 55 0.2%
96 Other 239 236 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