Population Census; Building and Housing Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Austria, 1991

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AUT_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Austrian Central Statistical Office, IPUMS

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Heating, predominant system (AT1991A_HEAT)

Data file: AUT1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 213

End: 213

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v="AT91A057 AT91A058">7. Main source of heating:<br /><div class="i1">[] Distance (block) heating, also community heating<br />[] Building central heating<br />[] Gas convection heaters<br />[] Built-in electric unit (permanently installed heater)<br />[] Central heating serving the dwelling (floor)<br />[] Individual stove</div><br />Fuel most used for heating:<br /><div class="i1">Only fill in if there is a central heating serving the apartment or an individual stove. Only mark one fuel, please.<br /><br />[] Wood<br />[] Coal, coke, briquettes<br />[] City gas, natural gas<br />[] Liquid gas<br />[] Fuel oil<br />[] Electricity (portable room heater)<br />[] Other fuel</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Distance (block) heating
2	Building central heating
3	Gas convection heaters
4	Built-in electric unit (permanently installed heater)
5	Central heating serving dwelling (floor)
6	Individual stove
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 predominant heating system in the building.

Universe

Austria 1991: Private household, except single rooms without kitchen [unverified]

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