National Census. Seventh Census of Population Third Census of Dwellings 1995 - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1995

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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center

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Lighting service (NI1995A_0038)

Data file: NIC1995-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 128

End: 128

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Characteristics of the dwelling

Lighting service
10. What type of lighting does this dwelling have?

[] 1 Electric lighting
[] 2 Gas (kerosene)
[] 3 Other

Categories

Value	Category
1	Electric lighting
2	Gas (kerosene)
3	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.

Interviewer instructions

Question 10: Lighting service
The lighting service can come from a public network or another means. You should mark only one alternative based on the informant's answer.

1. Electric lighting
This is the provision of electrical energy that can come from the public network or private generators.

2. Gas (kerosene)
This fuel is used in burners, gas fuel burners, and gas lamps (ordinary or Coleman type).

3. Other
This includes the type of illumination not included in the above categories, such as: candles, propane gas, alcohol burners, etc.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of lighting service.

Universe

Private occupied households with inhabitants present

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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