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1995 National Census. Seventh Census of Population, Third Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1995
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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Lighting service (NI1995A_LIGHTING)

Data file: NIC1995_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 189
End: 189
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Characteristics of the dwelling</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A038"><span class="em">Lighting service</span><br />10. What type of lighting does this dwelling have?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Electric lighting<br />[] 2 Gas (kerosene)<br />[] 3 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electric lighting
2 Gas (kerosene)
3 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="NI95A038"><span class="em">Question 10: Lighting service</span><br />The lighting service can come from a public network or another means. You should mark only one alternative based on the informant's answer.<br /><div class="i1">1. Electric lighting<br />This is the provision of electrical energy that can come from the public network or private generators.<br /><br />2. Gas (kerosene)<br />This fuel is used in burners, gas fuel burners, and gas lamps (ordinary or Coleman type).<br /><br />3. Other<br />This includes the type of illumination not included in the above categories, such as: candles, propane gas, alcohol burners, etc.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of lighting service.
Universe
Nicaragua 1995: Private occupied households with inhabitants present [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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