1990 Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture - IPUMS Subset

Zambia, 1990

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ZMB_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS

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Main source of energy for lighting (ZM1990A_LIGHT)

Data file: ZMB1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 211

End: 211

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

HH-1 What is the main source of energy used for lighting by this household? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1-Electricity<br />[] 2-Gas<br />[] 3-Paraffin / kerosene<br />[] 4-Candle<br />[] 5-Other</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Electricity
2	Gas
3	Paraffin
4	Candle
5	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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's main source of energy for lighting.

Universe

Zambia 1990: Occupied residential households [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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