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General Household Survey, 2010-11 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2010 - 2011
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NGA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Main lighting fuel (NG2010A_LIGHT)

Data file: NGA2010_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 254
End: 255
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
10. What is your main source of lighting fuel?</p>
<div class="i1">[ ] 1 Collected firewood<br />[ ] 2 Purchased firewood<br />[ ] 3 Grass<br />[ ] 4 Kerosene<br />[ ] 5 Electricity<br />[ ] 6 Gas<br />[ ] 7 Battery or dry cell (torch)<br />[ ] 8 Candles<br />[ ] 9 Other (specify)</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Collected firewood
02 Purchased firewood
03 Grass
04 Kerosene
05 Electricity
06 Gas
07 Battery or dry cell (torch)
08 Candles
09 Other
99 Unknown
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 main fuel used for lighting.
Universe
Nigeria 2010: All households

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