Namibia Population and Housing Census 2011
Namibia, 2011
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Reference ID
NAM_NSA_PHC_2011_V01_PUMS
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Namibia Statistics Agency
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H6. Roof (H6)
Data file: HOUSING_REC
Overview
Valid:
93647
Invalid:
1127
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
21
End:
22
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 10
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
If more than one questionnaire used, complete this section on the last questionnaire.
Literal question
What is the MAIN material used for the Roof?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrugated Iron Sheet/Zinc | 57925 |
61.9%
|
| 2 | Asbestos Sheet | 5631 |
6%
|
| 3 | Brick Tiles | 663 |
0.7%
|
| 4 | Concrete | 378 |
0.4%
|
| 5 | Thatch Grass | 24004 |
25.6%
|
| 6 | Slate | 319 |
0.3%
|
| 7 | Wood Covered with melthoid | 2082 |
2.2%
|
| 8 | Sticks with Mud/Clay and/Cow Dung | 761 |
0.8%
|
| 9 | Tin | 765 |
0.8%
|
| 10 | Others | 1119 |
1.2%
|
| Sysmiss | 1127 |
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.
Interviewer instructions
You are supposed to code the answers using the categories provided below:
01 Corrugated iron sheets: Write down code 04 if the outer walls of the building are constructed mainly with corrugated iron sheets.
02 Asbestos sheets: This category covers buildings with roofs constructed with asbestos sheets
03 Brick tiles: These are buildings with brick tiles as roofs, wooden poles, sticks and grass
04 Concrete: This type of roofing is mainly used or found in multi storey buildings i.e. between ground and other floors excluding the top floor.
05 Thatch, grass: If the roof is thatched with grass write down code 05
06 Slate: Slate is a type of a rock, which easily brakes, in thin layers; these layers are often used for roofing. If the material of the roof is slate write down code 06
07 Wood covered with melthoid: This roofing material is mainly found along the coast. If the material of the roof is wood covered with melthoid write down code 07
08 Sticks with mud and cow dung: Write down code 08 if the sticks used for the roof are covered with mud and cow-dung.
09 Tin: Flattened empty tins such as crude oil or cooking oil drums that can be used for construction of roof.
10 Other, specify: If the roof is constructed with materials other than the ones listed above write down briefly the main material used for the roof in the comment
01 Corrugated iron sheets: Write down code 04 if the outer walls of the building are constructed mainly with corrugated iron sheets.
02 Asbestos sheets: This category covers buildings with roofs constructed with asbestos sheets
03 Brick tiles: These are buildings with brick tiles as roofs, wooden poles, sticks and grass
04 Concrete: This type of roofing is mainly used or found in multi storey buildings i.e. between ground and other floors excluding the top floor.
05 Thatch, grass: If the roof is thatched with grass write down code 05
06 Slate: Slate is a type of a rock, which easily brakes, in thin layers; these layers are often used for roofing. If the material of the roof is slate write down code 06
07 Wood covered with melthoid: This roofing material is mainly found along the coast. If the material of the roof is wood covered with melthoid write down code 07
08 Sticks with mud and cow dung: Write down code 08 if the sticks used for the roof are covered with mud and cow-dung.
09 Tin: Flattened empty tins such as crude oil or cooking oil drums that can be used for construction of roof.
10 Other, specify: If the roof is constructed with materials other than the ones listed above write down briefly the main material used for the roof in the comment
Description
Definition
This refers to the upper covering of the house. If a household is occupying the ground floor of a 2-storeyed house and concrete slabs are used for separating the ground floor from the 1st floor and the top of the building i.e. the upper floor is covered with corrugated iron sheets then the material for the roof of the latter is corrugated iron sheet and for all the housing units in the building will be concrete.
Universe
Conventional households
Source of information
Household members/head of household