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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Uganda, 1991
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UGA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Uganda Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Fuel for lighting (UG1991A_FUELL)

Data file: UGA1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 191
End: 191
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UG91A045 UG91A046"><span class="h3">Fuel/Power</span><br />What fuel does this household mainly use for-<br /><br /><span class="em"><br />Cooking<br /></span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity<br />[] 2 Gas<br />[] 3 Paraffin<br />[] 4 Charcoal<br />[] 5 Firewood<br />[] 6 Dung or grass<br />[] 7 Other (specify)</div><br /><br /><span class="em"><br />Lighting<br /></span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity<br />[] 2 Gas<br />[] 3 Paraffin<br />[] 4 Charcoal<br />[] 5 Firewood<br />[] 6 Dung or grass</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity
2 Gas
3 Paraffin
5 Firewood
6 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 mainly used fuel for lighting.
Universe
Uganda 1991: Not institutions [universe unverifiable]

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