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2001 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 2001
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BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Fuel used for lighting (BW2001A_LIGHTING)

Data file: BWA2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 195
End: 196
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
E16. What is the principal fuel used by this household for lighting?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Electricity<br />[] 02 Solar power<br />[] 03 Gas (LPG)<br />[] 04 Bio gas<br />[] 05 Candle<br />[] 06 Wood<br />[] 07 Paraffin <br />[] Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Electricity
02 Solar power
03 Gas (LPG)
05 Wood
06 Paraffin
07 Candle
08 Paraffin or candle
09 Other
98 Unknown
99 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
149. <span class="em">Column E17: Principal Fuel for Lighting</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Q: What is the principal energy source used by this household for lighting?</span></p>

<p>Ask for the principal source of fuel used by the household for lighting and circle the appropriate code. It is possible that a household may use more than one fuel at any one time but it is the one that is used most often that should be recorded. Only one code should be circled.</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity<br />[] 2 Solar Power<br />[] 3 Gas (LPG)<br />[] 4 Bio Gas<br />[] 5 Candle<br />[] 6 Wood<br />[] 7 Paraffin<br />[] Other (specify) ____</div><p>If the particular fuel used is not listed, write down the name of the fuel used in the space below the codes.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the principal fuel used by this household for lighting.
Universe
Botswana 2001: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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