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Census of the Population of Ireland, 2016 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2016
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IRL_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central heating (IE2016A_HEATING)

Data file: IRL2016_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 159
End: 159
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Questions about your accommodation</span></p>

<p>H6. What is the main type of fuel used by the central heating in your accommodation?</p>
<div class="i1">Mark one box only<br /><br />[] 1. No central heating <br />[] 2. Oil <br />[] 3. Natural Gas <br />[] 4. Electricity <br />[] 5. Coal (including anthracite) <br />[] 6. Peat (including turf) <br />[] 7. Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) <br />[] 8. Wood (including wood pellets) <br />[] 9. Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 No central heating
2 Oil
3 Natural gas
4 Electricity
5 Other source
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of central heating.
Universe
Ireland 2016: Private households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II 1.2%]

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