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2008 National Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Liberia, 2008
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LBR_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), IPUMS
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Main source of fuel for lighting (LR2008A_LIGHT)

Data file: LBR2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 160
End: 160
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">H08. What is your main source of fuel for lighting?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity -- Own generator<br />[] 2 Electricity -- Power supplier<br />[] 3 Kerosene<br />[] 4 Candle<br />[] 5 Palm oil lamp<br />[] 6 Wood<br />[] 7 Other (specify)</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity (own generator)
2 Electricity (power supplier)
3 Kerosene
4 Candle
5 Palm oil lamp
6 Wood
7 Other
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 household's main source of fuel for lighting.
Universe
Liberia 2008: All households

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