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2015 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Sierra Leone, 2015
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Reference ID
SLE_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Source of lighting (SL2015A_LIGHT)

Data file: SLE2015_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 224
End: 225
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions H01, H06, and H07 were asked of all people. The rest of the questions in section III were recorded only for respondent's whose indicated type of residence was occupied housing units in question I15]</p>

<p>H11. What is your principal source for lighting?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1. NPA/BKPS<br />[] 2. Gas<br />[] 3. Kerosene<br />[] 4. Generator<br />[] 5. Battery/rechargeable lite<br />[] 6. Candle<br />[] 7. Wood<br />[] 8. Solar<br />[] 9. Other ___</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 NPA/BKPS (electricity)
02 Gas
03 Kerosene
04 Generator
05 Battery or rechargeable lite
06 Candle
07 Wood
08 Solar
09 Other
99 NIU (not in universe)
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="h3"> Section 3: Housing facilities </span></p>

<p>186. Columns H01 to H19 relate to specific questions concerning the household. They are questions that relate to the household as a whole and not to individual members.</p>

<p><span class="em">H11 -- Principal source for lighting</span>
<br />197. Similarly, households may have more than one source for lighting. In some urban settings Electricity could be one source and is supplemented by either kerosene or candles. In rural settings, it could be kerosene, candles or wood. In each of these cases, therefore, you must find out which of the source the household uses most frequently for lighting and record the appropriate code.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the source of lighting in the household.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: Occupied private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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