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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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Source of energy for lighting during blackout (NG2010A_LIGHTALT)

Data file: NGA2010_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 275
End: 275
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
18. In the event of a black out, what source of energy do you use for ...?</p>

<p>Lighting</p>
<div class="i1">[ ] 1 Firewood<br />[ ] 2 Kerosene<br />[ ] 3 Rechargeable lamp<br />[ ] 4 Generator<br />[ ] 5 Other (specify) ____</div><p>Cooking</p>
<div class="i1">[ ] 1 Charcoal<br />[ ] 2 Firewood<br />[ ] 3 Gas<br />[ ] 4 Kerosene<br />[ ] 5 Generator<br />[ ] 6 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Firewood
2 Kerosene
3 Rechargeable lamp
4 Generator
5 Other
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 source of energy used for lighting during a blackout.
Universe
Nigeria 2010: Households with electricity [discrepancies: type I .2%; type II .4%]

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