2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey
Sixth Edition
Zambia
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-ZDHS-2018-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
Metadata
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Aug 18, 2025
Last modified
Feb 26, 2026
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main roof material (v129)
Data file: ZMCR71FL
Overview
Valid:
5560
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
10 - 97
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | natural | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | no roof | 11 |
0.2%
|
| 12 | thatch/palm leaf | 2136 |
38.4%
|
| 20 | rudimentary | 0 |
0%
|
| 21 | rustic mat | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 22 | palm/bamboo | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 23 | wood planks | 10 |
0.2%
|
| 24 | cardboard | 0 |
0%
|
| 30 | finished | 0 |
0%
|
| 31 | metal/iron sheets | 2994 |
53.8%
|
| 32 | wood | 1 |
0%
|
| 33 | calamine/cement fiber | 50 |
0.9%
|
| 34 | ceramic tiles/harvey tiles | 29 |
0.5%
|
| 35 | cement | 24 |
0.4%
|
| 36 | roofing shingles | 20 |
0.4%
|
| 37 | mud tiles | 0 |
0%
|
| 38 | asbestos | 254 |
4.6%
|
| 96 | other | 5 |
0.1%
|
| 97 | not a dejure resident | 20 |
0.4%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.