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Intercensal Survey 2015 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 2015
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MEX_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Fuel for cooking (MX2015A_FUELCK)

Data file: MEX2015_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 226
End: 226
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
8. Fuel
<br />The fuel typically used for cooking is:
<br />[Read the options and circle one code]</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Wood or charcoal<br />[] 2 Gas [skip to question 10]<br />[] 3 Electricity [skip to question 10]<br />[] 4 Other type of fuel [skip to question 10]<br />[] 5 They do not cook? [skip to question 10]</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Firewood or charcoal
2 Gas
3 Electricity
4 Other fuel
5 Do not cook in this dwelling
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">8. Fuel</span>
<br />The question identifies the fuel that is used more frequent for cooking. Read the question mentioning each option and when you get an affirmative answer, circle the corresponding code.</p>

<p>The option "wood or charcoal" also includes burning rods, shaving, and several types of wood. The second option refers to gas distributed in cylinders; it is discharged in stationary tanks or arrives to the dwelling through pipes. If they cook mainly on grills, electric stoves, electric ovens or microwave, record the option "electricity". In case the respondent answers that they cook with "other type of fuel" circle code 4. This code can be: oil, solid alcohol, manure, and even garbage.
<br />If they cook in the dwelling using two or more types of fuel, ask for the most used. The respondent must determine it. If the answer is "they do not cook" because they buy or receive food, or they always eat outside, circle option 5. If the answer is "wood or charcoal", continues to question 9 "Stove or wood-burning stove" or fire. Otherwise, go to question 10 "Electricity".

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of fuel used for cooking.
Universe
Mexico 2015: Private dwellings built for habitation with kitchen or place for cooking [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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