2015 The Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2011 - 2015

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Reference ID

PRI_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Home heating fuel (PR2015A_FUELHEAT)

Data file: PRI2015_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 207

End: 208

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

13. Which fuel is used most for heating this house, apartment, or mobile home?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Gas: from underground pipes serving the neighborhood<br />[] Gas: bottled, tank or LP<br />[] Electricity<br />[] Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.<br />[] Coal or coke<br />[] Wood<br />[] Solar energy<br />[] Other fuel<br />[] No fuel used</div>

Categories

Value	Category
01	No fuel used
02	Utility gas from underground pipes serving neighborhood
03	Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum gas
04	Electricity
05	Fuel oil, kerosene, other liquid fuels
06	Coal or coke
07	Wood
08	Solar energy
09	Other
99	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 home heating fuel.

Universe

Puerto Rico 2015: Private occupied households [discrepancies: none]

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