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Census of Population and Housing, 1983 - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 1983
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ISR_1983_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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Main heating system (IL1983A_HEAT)

Data file: ISR1983_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 210
End: 210
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Housing</span>
<br /> [Questions 1-11]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IL83A043">4. How is the apartment heated in winter?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Central or apartment heating (with fixed system of pipes and radiators)<br />[] 2 Immovable stove using kerosene, solar oil or gas (installation with chimney and without radiator)<br />[] 3 Reverse cycle, air conditioner<br />[] 4 Electric storage heater (<span class="lang">"oger hom" </span>)<br />[] 5 Movable stove or radiator (kerosene, gas or electricity)<br />[] 6 Other arrangement for heating apartment: ____<br />[] 7 No arrangement for heating apartment: circle and skip to 6</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Central heating
2 Immobile heater (kerosene, solar oil orgas)
3 Air conditioner with heating element
4 Electric storage heater
5 Mobile heater or radiator (gas, kerosene, or electricity)
6 Other
7 No heating arrangement
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
<svar a="all" v="IL83A043"><span class="em">5. Question 4 -- explanations: Main arrangement for heating in winter</span><br /><br />[Instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including question 4.]<br />A. Specify only the <span class="em">main</span> arrangement for heating the apartment in winter.<br /><br />B. If there is more than one means of heating and the family finds it difficult to determine the main arrangement, mark the arrangement usually used more hours in a day.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main heating system for the household.
Universe
Israel 1983: Regular households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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