Unsatisfied Basic Needs, Comfort, Uruguay, 2011

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Abstract
This polygon shapefile represents households with unsatisified basic needs in artifacts of comfort according to the 2011 Census of Uruguay. A household is considered to have unsatisfied basic needs for comfort if they do not have: a) an energy source to heat rooms or, b) refrigerator or freezer or, c) water heater, thermofon, caldereta, or instant water heater. An index of unsatisfied basic needs (Necesidadas Basicas Insatisfechas) is used to measure poverty. NBI includes indicators such as access to clean water, quality of housing, crowding, education level and others. The census information was collected by the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica in Uruguay between September 1 and December 31 of 2011. The original questionnaire and other supporting documentation for this census is included with this download.
Purpose
These data are intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production.

Description

Type of resource cartographic, software, multimedia
Form Shapefile
Extent 14.349
Publisher East View Cartographic, Inc.
Publication date 2018
Language English
Digital origin born digital
Map data Scale not given. ; Custom projection W 58°26ʹ22ʺ--W 53°10ʹ52ʺ/S 30°5ʹ8ʺ--S 34°58ʹ27ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creators/Contributors

Creator East View Cartographic, Inc.
Creator Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Uruguay)

Subjects

Subject Housing
Subject Basic needs
Subject Census
Subject Uruguay
Subject 2011
Subject Society
Genre Geospatial data
Genre Cartographic dataset

Bibliographic information

WGS84 Cartographics This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/ff517qc7623

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Use and reproduction
These data are licensed by Stanford Libraries and are available to Stanford University affiliates only. Affiliates are limited to current faculty, staff and students. Non affiliates seeking access should contact the publisher directly. These data may not be reproduced or used for any purpose without permission.
Copyright
Copyright ownership resides with the originator.

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Preferred citation
East View Cartographic, Inc. and Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Uruguay.(2018). Unsatisfied Basic Needs, Comfort, Uruguay, 2011. East View Cartographic, Inc.. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/ff517qc7623.

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