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2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2012
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TZA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Souces of energy for lighting (TZ2012A_LIGHT)

Data file: TZA2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 216
End: 217
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">G. Housing conditions and ownership of assets </span></p>

<p>49. What is the main source of energy used by this household for lighting? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity [Tanesco / Zeco]<br />[] 2 Solar<br />[] 3 Generator [private source]<br />[] 4 Gas [industrial]<br />[] 5 Gas [biogas] <br />[] 6 Electricity [wind]<br />[] 7 Acetylene lamp<br />[] 8 Kerosene [lantern/chimney]<br />[] 9 Kerosene [wick lamps]<br />[] 10 Candles<br />[] 11 Firewood<br />[] 12 Torch / rechargeable lamps<br /><br />[] Have electricity<br />[] Have no electricity</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Electricity (Tanesco or Zeco)
02 Solar energy
03 Generator or private source
04 Gas (industrial)
05 Gas (biogas)
06 Electricity (wind)
07 Acetylene lamp
08 Kerosene (lantern or chimney)
09 Kerosene (wick lamps)
10 Candles
11 Firewood
12 Torch or rechargeable lamps
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.

Description

Definition
The variable indicates the sources of energy used for lighting in the household.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: All households

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Concept
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