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Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Fuel for heating (LS2006A_FUELHT)

Data file: LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

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

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section H. Housing characteristics and household possessions</span></p>

<p>59. Main fuel for heating </p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Electricity (mains)<br />[] 1 Electricity (generator) <br />[] 2 Electricity (solar)<br />[] 3 Gas <br />[] 4 Paraffin<br />[] 5 Coal <br />[] 6 Wood <br />[] 7 Dung<br />[] 8 Crop waste <br />[] 9 Other, specify ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity
2 Gas
3 Paraffin
4 Coal
5 Wood
6 Dung
7 Crop waste
8 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h2">Part H of the questionnaire</span>
<br />Housing Characteristics and Household Possessions (for the household head)</p>

<p>129. Column 58-60: Relate to main types of fuel used by the household for cooking, heating, and lighting.</p>
<div class="i1">Use the codes provided in each question.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main source of fuel for heating for the household.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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