House construction: shape of roof [EA082]

Description: Shape of roof of the prevailing type of dwelling.

Code # Code
1 Rounded or semi-cylindrical
2 Dome shaped or hemispherical
3 Beehive shaped with pointed peak
4 Conical
5 Semi-hemispherical
6 Shed, i.e., with one slope
7 Flat or horizontal
8 Gabled, i.e., with two slopes
9 Hipped or pyramidal, i.e., with four slopes

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Dataset:
Murdock et al. 1999 'Ethnographic Atlas'
Variable:
House construction: shape of roof [EA082]
Description:
Shape of roof of the prevailing type of dwelling.
Values:
1 Rounded or semi-cylindrical 38
2 Hemispherical 103
3 Beehive shaped 58
4 Conical 353
5 Semi-hemispherical 8
6 One slope 15
7 Flat 95
8 Two slopes 377
9 Four slopes 88
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