House construction: ground plan [EA079]

Description: Ground plan of the prevailing type of dwelling.

Code # Code
1 Semicircular
2 Circular
3 Elliptical or elongated with rounded ends
4 Polygonal
5 Rectangular or square
6 Quadrangular around (or partially around) an interior court

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Dataset:
Murdock et al. 1999 'Ethnographic Atlas'
Variable:
House construction: ground plan [EA079]
Description:
Ground plan of the prevailing type of dwelling.
Values:
1 Semicircular 6
2 Circular 513
3 Elliptical 43
4 Polygonal 2
5 Rectangular 582
6 Quadrangular around interior 51
Datapoint Society Language family Details Focal year Subcase