General Census of Population and Housing 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Guinea, 1996

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GIN_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea, Minnesota Population Center

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Lighting type (GN1996A_0044)

Data file: GIN1996-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 129

End: 129

Width: 1

Range: -

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Questions and instructions

Literal question

Housing characteristics

H03 Source of lighting

[] 1 Electricity
[] 2 Gas
[] 3 Kerosene
[] 4 Wood
[] 5 Candle
[] 6 Other

Categories

Value	Category
1	Electricity
2	Gas
3	Kerosene
4	Wood
5	Candles
6	Other
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.

Interviewer instructions

H03 Method of lighting
To provide for the household's domestic or personal needs at night, lighting in the household is necessary. The "method of lighting" is a variable which gives information about the principal method by which the household lights its dwelling. There are many possible situations: the household may [use] lamps or light bulbs which use "electricity;" lamps or light bulbs which use "gas;" [or] lamps which use "kerosene oil". In some cases the household may use one or many "candles;" or simply light a "wood" fire in the hut (case) in which it uses logs as lighting). Regarding this situation, ask the head of household the following question: "What type of lighting do you normally use in your lodging in the evening, when night falls? Circle the number of the code which corresponds to the answer you receive.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the source of lighting in the dwelling.

Universe

Non-collective dwellings

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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