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XVI Population Census and V Dwelling Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Honduras, 2001
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HND_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Principal source of lighting used by the dwelling (HN2001A_LIGHT)

Data file: HND2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 218
End: 218
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. Information about the Dwelling</span></p>

<p><span class="h3">Only for individual dwellings that are occupied with persons present</span>
<br />[Questions 5- 12 were asked of individual, occupied dwellings.]</p>

<p><span class="em">Basic services of the dwelling</span></p>

<p>8. What is the principal form of lighting used by the dwelling?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity from a public system<br />[] 2 Electricity from a private system<br />[] 3 Electricity with a private generator<br />[] 4 Flashlight or kerosene gas lamp<br />[] 5 Candle<br />[] 6 Pine fire<br />[] 7 Solar panel<br />[] 8 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Electricity from a public system
2 Electricity from a private system
3 Electricity from a private generator
4 Flashlight or kerosene gas lamp
5 Candle
6 Pine fire
7 Solar panel
8 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">Only for private dwellings with persons present</span>
<br />[Questions 5-12 were asked of private dwellings with persons present]</p>

<p><span class="em">Basic services of the dwelling</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 8: What is the principal type of lighting that is used?</span>
<br />Mark only one box that agrees with the answer that the interviewee gives, taking into account the following criteria:</p>
<div class="i1">- <span class="ital">Electricity from the public system</span>: This is that provided by some State business as is the case of the National Electrical Energy Company (ENEE- initials in Spanish) or the municipality.<br /><br />- <span class="ital">Electricity from a private system</span>: This is that provided by a private company or a patronage.</div><p>[Illustration is omitted]</p>

<p><span class="pg"> [p. 35]</span><div class="i1">- <span class="ital">Electricity from their own motor</span>: When the dwelling owns its own motor [generator]. If the owner of the motor sells energy to one or more dwellings, then for the owner you should register the answer in electricity from their own motor, and those to whom he sells are registered in electricity from a private system.<br /><br />- <span class="ital">Flashlight or gas lamp (kerosene)</span>: These are generally used in the rural area.<br /><br />- <span class="ital">Candle</span>: When the persons of the dwelling frequently use it [a candle] for illumination.<br /><br />- <span class="ital">Pine</span> [<span class="lang">Ocote</span>]: When the persons of the dwelling frequently use it for illumination.<br /><br />- <span class="ital">Solar panel</span>: When the dwelling has a solar panel as an energy source for illumination, whether exclusive for one dwelling or when in the community several dwellings make use of a community system for this type of electricity.<br /><br />- <span class="ital">Other</span>: This refers to any other form of illumination that the dwelling can use.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the principal source of lighting used by the dwelling.
Universe
Honduras 2001: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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