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National Population and Housing Census 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Honduras, 1988
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HND_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Fuel used for cooking (HN1988A_FUELCK)

Data file: HND1988_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 225
End: 225
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Chapter II Dwelling Information</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A036"><span class="em">15. What is the principal fuel used for cooking?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Wood<br />[] 2 Liquid gas (kerosene)<br />[] 3 Volatile gas (propane)<br />[] 4 Electricity<br />[] 5 Other<br />[] 6 No cooking</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Kerosene or liquid gas
3 Propane or volatile gas
4 Electricity
5 Other
6 No cooking
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
<span class="em">15. What is the principal fuel used for cooking?</span>
<br />[This question refers to a graphic illustrating the various types of cooking fuels]</p>

<p>Read the list of fuels used for cooking and mark an "X" in the circle that identifies the fuel that is most frequently used for cooking.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the principal energy used for cooking by the household.
Universe
Honduras 1988: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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