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National Census of Housing - IPUMS Subset

Honduras, 1961
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HND_1961_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Fuel used for cooking (HN1961A_FUELCK)

Data file: HND1961_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 183
End: 183
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Only for private dwellings</span>
<br />[Questions 9-16 were asked of private dwellings]</p>

<p><span class="em">10. What [material or fuel] is used for cooking?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Wood or charcoal<br />[] 2 Liquid gas (kerosene)<br />[] 3 Volatile gas<br />[] 4 Electricity<br />[] 5 No cooking</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood or charcoal
2 Liquid gas (kerosene)
3 Other fuel
4 No cooking
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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 predominant type of fuel or energy used for cooking.
Universe
Honduras 1961: Households consisting of a head [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]

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