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General Census of Population and Housing, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Guinea, 1996
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GIN_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea, IPUMS
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Lighting type (GN1996A_LIGHT)

Data file: GIN1996_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 196
End: 196
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="GN96A042 GN96A043 GN96A044 GN96A045 GN96A046 GN96A047 GN96A048 GN96A049 GN96A050"><span class="h2">Housing characteristics</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GN96A044">H03 Source of lighting<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity<br />[] 2 Gas<br />[] 3 Kerosene<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Candle<br />[] 6 Other</div><br /></svar>
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
<svar a="all" v="GN96A044"><span class="em">H03 Method of lighting</span><br />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.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the source of lighting in the dwelling.
Universe
Guinea 1996: Non-collective dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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