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The 2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Cuba, 2012
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CUB_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Office of Statistics of the Republic of Cuba, IPUMS
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Power supply for lighting (CU2012A_ELECT)

Data file: CUB2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 200
End: 200
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section III. Private housing data</span>
<br />[Applies to questions 1-16]</p>

<p>15. What source of energy do you use for lighting the home?</p>
<div class="i1">(Only mark one)<br /><br />[] 1 <span class="lang">Union Electrica</span> [electric company]<br />[] 2 Industrial plant<br />[] 3 Kerosene<br />[] 4 Mini hydroelectric<br />[] 5 Solar panel<br />[] 6 Biogas<br />[] 7 Own plant<br />[] 8 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Union Electrica (electric company)
2 Industrial plant
3 Kerosene
4 Mini hydroelectric
5 Solar panel
6 Biogas
7 Own plant
8 Other
9 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of power supply for lighting.
Universe
Cuba 2012: Private households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.1%]

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