House construction: wall material [EA081]

Description: Wall material of the prevailing type of dwelling.

Codes [click for detailed code description]
Code # Code
1 Stone, stucco, concrete, or fired brick
2 Plaster, mud and dung, or wattle and daub
3 Wood, including logs, planks, poles, bamboo, or shingles
4 Bark
5 Hides or skins
6 Felt, cloth, or other fabric
7 Mats, latticework, or wattle
8 Grass, leaves, or other thatch
9 Adobe, clay, or dried brick
10 Open walls, including cases where they can be temporarily closed by screens
11 Walls indistinguishable from roof or merging into the latter (see "Roofing materials" for details)

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Dataset:
Murdock et al. 1999 'Ethnographic Atlas'
Variable:
House construction: wall material [EA081]
Description:
Wall material of the prevailing type of dwelling.
Values:
1 Stone, stucco or brick 61
2 Plaster, clay or similar 143
3 Wood, incl. bamboo 194
4 Bark 19
5 Hides or skins 10
6 Fabric 25
7 Mats 86
8 Grass, leaves or thatch 50
9 Adobe, clay or brick 185
10 Open walls 17
11 Walls not diff. from roof 292
Datapoint Society Language family Details Focal year Subcase