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Community Survey 2007 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2007
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ZAF_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Energy or fuel for lighting (ZA2007A_LIGHTFUE)

Data file: ZAF2007_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 215
End: 215
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="ZA07A036">H-09 Energy / fuel for lighting<br />What type of energy/fuel does this household <span class="em">mainly</span> use for lighting?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity<br />[] 2 Gas<br />[] 3 Paraffin<br />[] 6 Candles<br />[] 8 Solar<br />[] 9 Other (specify) ______<br />Write only one code in the box.<br />_</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Electricity
2 Gas
3 Paraffin
6 Candles
8 Solar
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 type of energy or fuel for lighting used by the household.
Universe
South Africa 2007: Non-institutional households [discrepancies: none]

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