Floor Material

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The primary material of the floor in the household's dwelling.

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Standard reference

DHS/MICS Harmonized Housing Codes

Shared classification used by DHS (hv213) and MICS (HC3). No standalone international standard exists for floor materials; the survey programs are the de facto standard.

Values

Code Label Standard code Definition
earth_sand Earth or sand Unpaved floor made of bare earth or sand.
dung Dung Floor finished with dung, a traditional material used in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
wood_planks Wood planks Floor made of unpolished wood planks or boards.
palm_bamboo Palm or bamboo Floor made of woven or split palm fronds or bamboo.
parquet_polished_wood Parquet or polished wood Floor made of finished hardwood, parquet blocks, or polished wood boards.
vinyl_asphalt Vinyl or asphalt strips Floor covered with vinyl tiles, linoleum, or asphalt strips.
ceramic_tiles Ceramic tiles Floor covered with ceramic, porcelain, or similar fired clay tiles.
cement Cement Floor made of poured or troweled cement or concrete.
carpet Carpet Floor covered with carpet or fitted rugs.
other Other Floor material not covered by the other categories.

System mappings

dhs

System vocabulary: hv213 - Main floor material

System code System label floor-material value
11 Earth/sand earth_sand
12 Dung dung
21 Wood planks wood_planks
22 Palm/bamboo palm_bamboo
31 Parquet or polished wood parquet_polished_wood
32 Vinyl or asphalt strips vinyl_asphalt
33 Ceramic tiles ceramic_tiles
34 Cement cement
35 Carpet carpet
96 Other other

mics

System vocabulary: HC3 - Main material of the floor

System code System label floor-material value
11 Earth/sand earth_sand
12 Dung dung
21 Wood planks wood_planks
22 Palm/bamboo palm_bamboo
31 Parquet or polished wood parquet_polished_wood
32 Vinyl or asphalt strips vinyl_asphalt
33 Ceramic tiles ceramic_tiles
34 Cement cement
35 Carpet carpet
96 Other other

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