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VI National Population and Housing Census, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981
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DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Lighting service (DO1981A_LIGHTING)

Data file: DOM1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 212
End: 212
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
14. Lighting</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 From the CDE<br />[] 2 Private system<br />[] 3 From the CDE and a private system<br />[] 4 From a generator exclusive to the dwelling<br />[] 5 From the CDE and a generator exclusive to the dwelling<br />[] 6 Propane gas lamp<br />[] 7 Kerosene gas lamp<br />[] 9 Others</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Public system (CDE)
2 Private system
3 From public (CDE) and private system
4 From exclusive generator
5 From public (CDE) and exclusive generator
6 Propane gas lamp
7 Kerosene gas lamp
8 Others
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
<span class="em">Question 14: Lighting</span></p>

<p>If the dwelling has electricity from the <span class="lang">Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad</span> (CDE) [Dominican Electric Corporation] circle 1 is filled in.</p>

<p><span class="pg">[p. 35]</span></p>

<p>If the electricity for the dwelling's lighting comes from a system that is not from the CDE, circle 2, private system, is filled in.</p>

<p>When the dwelling has both of the previous possibilities, circle 3, CDE and private system, is filled in.</p>

<p>If the dwelling has its own generator, circle 4 is filled in.</p>

<p>If the dwelling has both a private generator and CDE electricity, circle 5 is filled in.</p>

<p>For a propane gas lamp, circle 6 is filled in.</p>

<p>For a kerosene gas lamp, circle 7 is filled in.</p>

<p>[The text does not list instructions for circle 8 but the graphics suggest it is for a candle]</p>

<p>Circle 9, "others", is filled in for the other cases.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the source of lighting for the household.
In this variable, ‘public system’ means the Dominican Electricity Corporation (CDE).
Universe
Dominican Republic 1981: Primary household in occupied dwellings [discrepanices: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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