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2000 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2000
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USA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Home heating fuel (US2000A_FUELHEAT)

Data file: USA2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 324
End: 324
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US00A066"><span class="em">42. Which fuel is used most for heating this house, apartment, or mobile home?</span><br /><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><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No fuel used
2 Utility gas from underground pipes serving neighborhood
3 Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum gas
4 Electricity
5 Fuel oil, kerosene, other liquid fuels
6 Coal or coke
7 Wood
8 Solar energy
9 Other
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 primary fuel or energy source used to heat the housing unit.
Universe
United States 2000: Not group quarters, not vacant units [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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