Classification Detail


Classification of housing unit by water supply system


Basic Bibliographic Information

Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses Revision 3. ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/67/Rev.3
ISBN:
978-92-1-161597-5
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
Available Formats:
Print, PDF
Year Adopted:
2015
Year Published:
N/A
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Classification recommandée des unités d’ habitation en fonction du système d’ adduction en eau
ISBN:
978-92-1-261214-0
Español
Clasificación de las unidades de habitación por sistema de suministro de agua
ISBN:
978-92-1-661024-1
Pусский
Классификация жилищных единиц с точки зрения системы водоснабжения
ISBN:
978-92-1-461019-9
中文
按供水系统将住房单元分类
ISBN:
978-92-1-730122-3
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above

Purpose of the Classification

Statistical Domains:
1.7 Human settlements and housing
Purpose:
To identify whether housing units have or do not have a piped water installation, in other words, whether or not water is provided to the housing unit by pipes from a community-wide system or a private installation, such as a pressure tank or pump. It is also necessary to indicate whether the unit has tap water inside or, if not, whether it is within a certain distance from the door. The recommended distance is 200 metres, assuming that access to piped water within that distance allows occupants of the housing unit to obtain water for household needs without being subjected to extreme efforts. Besides the location of the tap water relative to the housing unit, the source of water available to households is also of interest.
Main Applications:
Collection of housing units data in censuses
Main Users:
national statistical offices

Methodology

Scope:
Housing units
Concept Being Classified:
census
Statistical Units:
Housing units
Main Principles:
N/A

Classification Structure

Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
-
1
3 items
Level 2
-
1.1
4 items
Level 3
-
1.1.1
4 items
Remarks:
Recommendation according to the 'Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses'

Revision Information

Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity:
United Nations Statistics Division
Reason for Latest Revision:
Update Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses

Supporting Documents

Coding Index Available:
No
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A

Contact Information

Agency / Office:
United Nations Statistics Division
Email:

Comments

This classification has been published in the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, adopted by the UN Statistical Commission on 6 March 2015. Translations into other languages will be available in due course.