General Census of Population and Housing 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 1987

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Reference ID

MLI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Bureau of the Census, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Type of lighting (ML1987A_0054)

Data file: MLI1987-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 143

End: 143

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

9. Type of lighting

[] Electricity
[] Gas
[] Petrol lamp
[] Other type

Categories

Value	Category
1	Electricity
2	Gas
3	Petrol lamp
4	Other type
9	Unknown

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

9. Lighting

This is the type of lighting used to light the household (electric, gas, lamp, other).

a. Electricity: The household has a permanent lighting fixture available to it, one whose wires are connected to a central distribution source for electricity (Energie du Mali, factory, mine, etc.) or a private source such as a battery.

b. Gas: This type of lighting is a gas-fueled lamp or fixture.

c. Oil Lamp: The household uses an oil lamp.

d. Other: Vegetable- or animal-oil lamp, wood fire, other, none.

Ask the following question to find out the type of lighting: "What type of lighting is used by the household?" Refer to the above definitions and then check the correct box according to the typical case.

Description

Definition

This variable identifies the type of lighting of each household.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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