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Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
camer
11
|
india
05
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | No | X | X |
| 1 | Yes | X | X |
| 6 | Non-resident | · | · |
| 8 | Missing | X | X |
| 9 | NIU (not in universe) | · | X |
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Description
LIVEBYRAILWAY indicates whether the household's dwelling is located in or near a railroad/railway.
The information in LIVEBYRAILWAY is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2") when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.
Universe
- Cameroon 2011: All women age 15-49.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 in households surveyed in Kolkata and Mumbia.
Survey Text
| Cameroon 2011 |
| India 2005 |
Cameroon 2011
Survey form
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136) ENVIRONMENT OF DWELLING.
OBSERVE AND CIRCLE ALL CODES THAT DESCRIBE THE LIVING SPACE.
TOO NARROW PASSAGE BETWEEN DWELLINGS/ NO PATH A
TOO MANY ELECTRICAL CABLES CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOOD AND POWER SOURCE B
HIGH/MEDIUM TENSION CABLES NEAR DWELLING C
NONE OF THE ABOVE Y
TOO MANY ELECTRICAL CABLES CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOOD AND POWER SOURCE B
HIGH/MEDIUM TENSION CABLES NEAR DWELLING C
NONE OF THE ABOVE Y
India 2005
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58E. DWELLING LOCATED IN OR NEAR:
RECORD OBSERVATION
RECORD OBSERVATION
a. LANDSLIDE AREA
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2
b. FLOOD PRONE AREA
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2
c. RIVER BANK
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2
d. STEEP HILL
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2
e. GARBAGE DUMPING GROUND
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2
f. INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AREA
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2
g. RAILROAD
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2
h. POWER PLANT
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2
i. FLYOVER
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2