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)

Metadata

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Source of lighting (LS2006A_LIGHT)

Data file: LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 213

End: 213

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

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

<p>60. Main fuel for lighting</p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Electricity (mains)<br />[] 1 Electricity (generator) <br />[] 2 Electricity (solar)<br />[] 4 Electricity (battery)<br />[] 5 Gas <br />[] 6 Paraffin<br />[] 7 Candle<br />[] 8 Other, specify ____</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Electricity from mains
2	Electricity from generator
3	Electricity from solar
4	Electricity from battery
5	Gas
6	Paraffin
7	Candles
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 lighting for the household.

Universe

Lesotho 2006: All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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