1986 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Fiji, 1986

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FJI_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Fiji Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS

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Lighting source (FJ1986A_LIGHT)

Data file: FJI1986_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 178

End: 178

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="FJ86A038">6. Lighting<br /><div class="i1">What does the household mainly use for lighting?</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Electricity<br />[] 2 Kerosene lamp<br />[] 3 Benzine lamp<br />[] 4 Solar power unit<br />[] 5 Other, specify</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Electricity
2	Kerosene lamp
3	Benzine lamp
4	Solar power unit
5	Other
8	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.

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v=" FJ86A036 FJ86A037 FJ86A038 FJ86A039 FJ86A040"><span class="em">Questions 5, 6, 7 and 8 are self-explanatory.</span><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the main source of lighting in the dwelling.

Universe

Fiji 1986: All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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