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1990 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1990
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IDN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Type of lighting (ID1990A_LIGHTING)

Data file: IDN1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 208
End: 208
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="ID90A038">9. Lighting used:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity<br />[] 2 Gas<br />[] 3 Pressure lantern<br />[] 4 Kerosene<br />[] 5 Other ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electric
2 Gas
3 Pumped lamp
4 Kerosene lamp
5 Other
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="ID90A038"><span class="em">Question 9: Type of lighting used </span><br />Record here the main lighting used in this place. Electricity is not only limited to the electricity from the National Electricity Office but also from diesel/a generator that uses diesel fuel or kerosene, and also electricity from rural electricity. Lighting using gas is coded as 2. Lighting that uses kerosene and a light sock such as a pump lantern, "Aladdin" or others is coded as 3. Kerosene lamps (<span class="lang">lampu teplok/tempel</span> using a glass lamp chimney <span class="lang">, sentir/pelita</span>) are coded as 4. Other light that is not mentioned above is coded as 5. If the households use more than one type of lamp, select the type of lamp that is used the most.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main source of light of the household. Electricity includes electricity from a generator that uses diesel fuel or kerosene.
Universe
Indonesia 1990: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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