Wall Material

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The primary material of the exterior walls in the household's dwelling.

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Standard reference

DHS/MICS Harmonized Housing Codes

Shared classification used by DHS (hv214) and MICS (HC5). No standalone international standard exists for wall materials; the survey programs are the de facto standard.

Values

Code Label Standard code Definition
no_walls No walls Dwelling has no exterior walls (open structure).
cane_palm_trunks Cane, palm, or trunks Walls made of natural cane, palm fronds, or tree trunks without additional finishing.
dirt Dirt Walls made of packed dirt or mud without any structural reinforcement.
bamboo_with_mud Bamboo with mud Bamboo frame walls plastered or filled with mud.
stone_with_mud Stone with mud Stone walls bonded with mud rather than mortar or cement.
uncovered_adobe Uncovered adobe Sun-dried mud brick (adobe) walls without an exterior plaster or render coating.
plywood Plywood Walls made of plywood sheets.
cardboard Cardboard Walls made of cardboard or similar paper-based material.
reused_wood Reused wood Walls built from salvaged or reused wooden boards and planks.
cement Cement Walls made of poured concrete or cement render on a structural frame.
stone_with_lime_cement Stone with lime or cement Stone walls bonded with lime or cement mortar.
bricks Bricks Walls made of fired clay bricks.
cement_blocks Cement blocks Walls made of concrete masonry units (hollow or solid cement blocks).
covered_adobe Covered adobe Adobe (sun-dried mud brick) walls with an exterior plaster or render coating.
wood_planks_shingles Wood planks or shingles Walls clad with milled wood planks or wooden shingles.
other Other Wall material not covered by the other categories.

System mappings

dhs

System vocabulary: hv214 - Main wall material

System code System label wall-material value
11 No walls no_walls
12 Cane/palm/trunks cane_palm_trunks
13 Dirt dirt
21 Bamboo with mud bamboo_with_mud
22 Stone with mud stone_with_mud
23 Uncovered adobe uncovered_adobe
24 Plywood plywood
25 Cardboard cardboard
26 Reused wood reused_wood
31 Cement cement
32 Stone with lime/cement stone_with_lime_cement
33 Bricks bricks
34 Cement blocks cement_blocks
35 Covered adobe covered_adobe
36 Wood planks/shingles wood_planks_shingles
96 Other other

mics

System vocabulary: HC5 - Main material of the exterior walls

System code System label wall-material value
11 No walls no_walls
12 Cane/palm/trunks cane_palm_trunks
13 Dirt dirt
21 Bamboo with mud bamboo_with_mud
22 Stone with mud stone_with_mud
23 Uncovered adobe uncovered_adobe
24 Plywood plywood
25 Cardboard cardboard
26 Reused wood reused_wood
31 Cement cement
32 Stone with lime/cement stone_with_lime_cement
33 Bricks bricks
34 Cement blocks cement_blocks
35 Covered adobe covered_adobe
36 Wood planks/shingles wood_planks_shingles
96 Other other

Referenced by this vocabulary

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